The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including social phobia, anxiety disorder, agoraphobia with panic disorder, and depression, is found to be secondary to his service-connected residuals of stroke. His diabetes mellitus type II has been rated at 20 percent since November 23, 2004, and increased to 40 percent for the right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy on April 25, 2013. The left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was also increased to 40 percent effective from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be secondary to his service-connected residuals of stroke based on the evidence showing a relationship between the two conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Diabetes Mellitus Type II, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2013
- Citation
- 1341666
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