The Board denied the veteran's claim for separate compensable ratings for upper extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of current symptoms.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing current compensable manifestations of upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0612771
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What this means for you
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