The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, as well as erectile dysfunction, secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus have been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and the service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were denied because there is no competent medical evidence showing that he currently has peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities or erectile dysfunction, nor was there any probative evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1005931
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What this means for you
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