The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The left ear hearing loss disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The April 2006 VA examination report indicated no objective evidence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, while Dr. J.R.'s opinions supported a diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy secondary to the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ear Hearing Loss Disability, Bilateral Upper Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy, Bilateral Lower Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1017175
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