The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for diabetes mellitus type I, but no higher, for the appeal period prior to February 21, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes required insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities without episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or twice a month visits to a diabetic care provider, which met the criteria for a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7913.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type I
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108394
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