The Board found that peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities was not incurred in or aggravated by service, may not be presumed to have been caused by a service-connected disease or injury, and is caused or aggravated by diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions indicated that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy was more likely due to his underlying diabetes mellitus rather than any connection to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2015
- Citation
- 1537214
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