Granted
The Board granted service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus, finding that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a positive opinion from the Veteran's treating physician linking her depression to weight gain and subsequent development of Type II diabetes, with no fully adequate negative evidence presented.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25111403
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