The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy did not meet the criteria for a 40 percent rating, and his diabetes was rated as 20 percent disabling due to regulation of activities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, nor did it demonstrate complete paralysis of the sciatic nerve in either lower extremity. The Board also noted that the Veteran's diabetes required regulation of activities as per VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18138389
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