The veteran's appeal was denied as his claim for service connection for Charcot's disease, and the RO's rating decisions of November 1976 and April 1981 were found to be correct.
The deciding factor: There is no clear and unmistakable error in the November 1976 or April 1981 rating actions as the evidence at that time was sufficient to support the determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Charcot's disease, diabetes mellitus with mitral insufficiency, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, loss of use of both lower extremities, callus formation, post excision of the prominent condyles of the fourth proximal phalanx of the right foot, callus formation, post excision of the prominent condyles of the fourth proximal phalanx of the left foot, PTSD, carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist and hand, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist and hand, neurogenic bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0707324
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