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Repatriation Medical Authority Statement

Peripheral neuropathy - Diabetes mellitus Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 15 March 2006.

Preliminary questions [32682]

489the veteran has diabetes mellitus.

10547 the veteran has insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1).

or

10548

the veteran has non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2).

28495

the veteran had the identified illness or injury at the time of the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

12680the veteran has established the causal connection between the diabetes mellitus and VEA service for the clinical onset of condition under consideration.

12681the veteran has established the causal connection between the diabetes mellitus and operational service for the clinical onset of condition under consideration.

or

12682the veteran has established the causal connection between the diabetes mellitus and eligible service for the clinical onset of condition under consideration.

Clinical onset and operational service [12681]

17527the identified illness or injury, a type of diabetes mellitus, is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [12682]

17528the identified illness or injury, a type of diabetes mellitus, is causally related to eligible service.