Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that it is related to obesity caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided evidence linking the Veteran's diabetes to his weight gain resulting from his service-connected conditions, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085490
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