The Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the right and left feet have been rated at 10 percent each. The claims for higher initial ratings were denied. However, the Veteran was granted a TDIU rating.
The deciding factor: Higher initial ratings for peripheral neuropathy were not warranted as the severity did not meet criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Foot, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1037982
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU. The case is remanded for further examination regarding bilateral peripheral vascular disease.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service, and thus denied all claims for service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's combined disability rating is 80 percent, which meets the schedular requirements for TDIU. However, his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both feet as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus. The issue of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus is remanded due to insufficient evidence in the November 2010 VA examination report.
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