The Board granted the veteran's claims for increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities and erectile dysfunction, with a rating of 20 percent for each condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran's diabetic neuropathy had been essentially stable from the effective date of service connection to the present, warranting a 20 percent rating for each affected lower extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0335091
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