The veteran is granted a separate 20 percent evaluation for peripheral neuropathy of the feet, in addition to his existing service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence demonstrates mild symptoms of peripheral neuropathy of both feet, warranting a 10 percent rating for each foot. These individual ratings combine to a single 20 percent rating under the applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0813697
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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