Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 22, 2022, for the award of entitlement to service connection for mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy and denied earlier effective dates for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence showed complaints of blurred vision within a year prior to the intent to file in January 2023, which was associated with diabetes mellitus, warranting an earlier effective date for diabetic retinopathy but not for TDIU or Dependents' Educational Assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105767
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