The Board has determined that the veteran's tinnitus is service-connected, but his claim for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities remains denied as there is no current diagnosis. The veteran's hypertension was not found to be aggravated by diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities and the VA examiner did not find that the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus has caused his hypertension to progress beyond its natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"tinnitus"}, {"conditionName":"bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0829672
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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