The Veteran's current peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The August 2006 and May 2008 medical opinions support a connection between the Veteran's diabetes and his peripheral neuropathy in the upper extremities, granting service connection for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity, Low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0908126
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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