The Board has granted service connection for impotence as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right lower extremity disabilities and medications, diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes. Service connection for bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy was not addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's impotence is related to his service-connected right lower extremity disabilities and medications, diabetes mellitus type II is related to his service-connected disabilities, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is related to his diabetes. Service connection for bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy was not addressed.
- Claimed conditions
- impotence, diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2013
- Citation
- 1302410
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