The Veteran's neuropathy of the right lower extremity is rated at 10 percent prior to January 12, 2017.
The deciding factor: VA examinations and medical records consistently documented moderate symptoms such as pain, paresthesia, and numbness in the right lower extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- Neuropathy, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2018
- Citation
- 1813690
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for COPD, lipoma disability, eye/color vision disability, liver disability, eye/perception disability, CTS of both upper extremities, neuropathy of both lower extremities as they were subject to a prohibited concurrent election and there is no remaining case or controversy.
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