The Veteran was granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is a medical opinion linking the Veteran's bilateral peripheral neuropathy to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, thus supporting the grant of service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic neuropathy of the left lower extremity, diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0904478
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.
What you can do next
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