The Veteran's diabetes mellitus had its onset during his military service.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity is caused by or aggravated by his now service-connected diabetes mellitus.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity is caused by or aggravated by his now service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: It is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus had its onset during his military service.,The September 2009 VA medical opinion established a cause-and-effect correlation between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus and his peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, which was determined to be secondary to his diabetes mellitus.,It is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity was caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2014
- Citation
- 1406800
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