The Veteran's service connection claims for neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, lung disorder, residuals of malaria, blood disorder, skin disorder, low back disorder, and hip disorder are all granted as they are considered to be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner confirmed that the Veteran suffers from symptoms such as severe constant and intermittent pain, paresthesias, and numbness which are attributable to diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The examiner also noted that it would require resorting to mere speculation to determine whether the diabetes mellitus aggravated or worsened the Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy beyond its natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, Lung disorder, Residuals of malaria, Blood disorder, Skin disorder, Low back disorder, Hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1810976
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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