The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities is found to be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, thus granting service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: Peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities was determined to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1746659
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What this means for you
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection of peripheral neuropathy and sleep apnea, as well as a TDIU claim, to ensure compliance with the Joint Motion for Remand.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma-related peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity has been dismissed due to his death. The Board found that the issue was not properly addressed in their previous decisions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity (sciatic nerve) alone supports a TDIU, and his combined rating exceeds 60 percent without this condition. Therefore, SMC based on a single service-connected disability rated as total is granted.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremity (BUE) is dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity (BLE).
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