The Board has granted the Veteran's claims to reopen for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, right foot peripheral neuropathy, left foot peripheral neuropathy, and right leg peripheral neuropathy. However, on de novo consideration, these conditions are not found to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran's current diagnoses of type 2 diabetes mellitus, right foot, left foot, or right leg peripheral neuropathies were incurred in service and there is no credible supporting evidence for a nexus between these conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- type 2 diabetes mellitus, right foot peripheral neuropathy, left foot peripheral neuropathy, right leg peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18138098
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