The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claims for service connection and assigned effective dates of November 3, 2016, for all disabilities.
The deciding factor: The claim was reopened based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran in November 2016, which led to the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus and its associated peripheral neuropathies and hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with the sciatic nerve branch secondary to diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with the femoral nerve branch secondary to diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with the sciatic nerve branch secondary to diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with the femoral nerve branch secondary to diabetes mellitus, hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26007514
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, visual impairment, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Veteran's claims were not granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on the merits are being remanded due to new evidence and development needs. The maximum disability rating for tinnitus has already been assigned.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, right lower extremity peripheral artery disease, left lower extremity peripheral artery disease, and hypertension as the evidence did not establish an in-service event or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Granted
The Veteran's Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular Aid and Attendance is granted as of April 25, 2024.,For diabetes mellitus, a rating in excess of 20 percent is denied.
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