Granted
The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, was granted service connection as secondary to their PTSD.
The deciding factor: A June 2021 medical opinion linked the veteran's diabetes to his service-connected PTSD through obesity as an intermediate step.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005350
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