The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II is found to be the proximate cause of his peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities. His PTSD has been rated at its highest level due to severe occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: Service connection granted for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18121368
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