The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support an earlier effective date or higher disability ratings as the conditions were not present prior to the specified dates.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot diabetic neuropathy, right foot diabetic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095256
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 281 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral blepharitis and corneal pannus, eczema, tinnitus, OSA, diabetes, left foot diabetic neuropathy, right foot diabetic neuropathy, migraine headaches, and hypertension was granted as of March 29, 2022. The effective date is set to the date of claim due to the Veteran's intent to file a claim prior to this date.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for PTSD, left leg radiculopathy, tinnitus, right knee scar, sleep apnea, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, chronic right and left leg disabilities to include blood clots, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, a left knee disorder, and right and left foot diabetic neuropathy have been denied. The Veteran's claim for an initial 70% rating for PTSD has been granted.
- Granted
The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his service-connected disabilities prior to October 14, 2015.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran was present on the landmass of Vietnam during his service, which supports a finding of presumptive service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and bilateral foot diabetic neuropathy.
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