The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities has been denied. The Board found no evidence of current diagnosis or etiology supporting this claim. For his left eye diabetic retinopathy, the Board will need additional information and a medical opinion to determine if it is related to diabetes.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left eye diabetic retinopathy was aggravated by his service-connected type 2 diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities, Left eye retinopathy (diabetic)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1335532
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- Granted
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