Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 0931803
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined evaluation for compensation was correctly calculated by the RO and is at its maximum of 90 percent based on the application of the Combined Ratings Table in 38 C.F.R. § 4.25 and the bilateral factor in 38 C.F.R. § 4.26.
- Claimed conditions
- spondylosis of the lumbar spine, bilateral aphakia, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity (minor), spondylosis of the cervical spine, type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity (major), arthritis of the left hip, arthritis of the right hip, gouty arthritis of the right ankle, gouty arthritis of the left ankle, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity associated with spondylosis of the cervical spine, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity associated with spondylosis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2009
- Citation
- 0931803
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal seeking an effective date prior to April 3, 2018 for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and for eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35; a compensable rating for service-connected dry eye syndrome; and readjudication of previously denied claims of service connection for neck muscle spasms, neuropathy (claimed as deep-seated itch in the neck, shoulders, and arms), left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and spondylosis of the cervical spine, with submission of new and relevant evidence, is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special home adaptation as defined by VA regulations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a special home adaptation grant as they do not result in anatomical loss or use of both hands, blindness in both eyes, deep partial thickness burns, full thickness or subdermal burns, or residuals of an inhalation injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction caused or aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea. The claim is now pending for further review.
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