The veteran's diabetic neuropathy, including peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet, is service connected as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The VA physician concluded that the veteran 'cannot continue his former occupation doing manual labor as an oil field worker' due to early peripheral neuropathy, indicating some impairment of earning capacity.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0023643
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What this means for you
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