The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current peripheral neuropathy disability of the lower extremities and is therefore not entitled to service connection for this condition. The left knee disability has been productive of extension limited to 20 degrees and symptomatic partially removed semilunar cartilage, warranting a rating in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports do not support the presence of peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins of the lower extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1520171
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