The Veteran has been granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, which is secondary to his service-connected diabetes.,Service connection for coronary artery disease due to exposure to Agent Orange during active duty has also been granted.,Secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction, as aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, has been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses of peripheral neuropathy and coronary artery disease are linked to his service-connected conditions (diabetes and Agent Orange exposure), warranting the grants of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness and pain of the upper extremities, numbness and pain of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1733792
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
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