The Board has denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his service-connected diabetes associated with herbicide exposure, diabetic gastroparesis, and diabetic neuritis of the hands and lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The RO did not provide proper VCAA notice to the veteran regarding his claims for higher initial ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes associated with herbicide exposure, diabetic gastroparesis, diabetic neuritis of the right hand, diabetic neuritis of the left hand, diabetic neuritis of the left lower extremity, diabetic neuritis of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2003
- Citation
- 0332391
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of diabetic gastroparesis to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, specifically to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's diabetic gastroparesis was aggravated by his service-connected MDD.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of March 11, 2022 for the grants of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and associated complications.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, and other related conditions are granted as secondary to service-connected diabetes.,Service connection is established for the Veteran’s diabetes-related disabilities.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an effective date earlier than March 31, 2008, for the award of service connection and a higher rating for GERD, to include diabetic gastroparesis and hiatal hernia.
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