The Board finds that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of peripheral neuropathy, stroke or TIA. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.,Service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus secondary to DMII is granted. However, service connection for ED secondary to DMII and PTSD, sleep disorder secondary to PTSD, GI condition secondary to PTSD, and skin condition secondary to DMII and PTSD are denied as there is no competent evidence of a current disability or link between the conditions and the service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided do not address whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions have aggravated his non-service-connected conditions. The Board requires an opinion addressing this issue for complete adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of left lower extremity, residuals of stroke and TIA
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1531605
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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