The Board finds that the Veteran's neurological disorders of the lower extremities are not related to his service or any aspect thereof, including his service-connected diabetes mellitus. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no nexus between the Veteran's current neurological problems and his service-connected diabetes mellitus, nor did they relate to any other aspect of his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1115735
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