The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and diabetic retinopathy. The claim for reopening of the diabetes mellitus was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish new and material evidence to reopen the previously denied claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and diabetic retinopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639255
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