The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, right upper extremity, and left lower extremity as these conditions are not shown to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of a current disability due to peripheral neuropathy in the upper or left lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1010297
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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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