The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The claims seeking a TDIU, SMC at the housebound rate, and DEA benefits prior to July 16, 2012 are remanded.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion supports the grant of service connection for peripheral neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, Benign prostatic hypertrophy, Erectile dysfunction, Lower urinary tract impairment
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18128878
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