The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for diabetic neuropathy in all four extremities has been granted, with a 40 percent evaluation for his right upper extremity.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the Veteran's symptoms to be equivalent to moderate incomplete paralysis of the radicular groups, warranting the highest rating available under Diagnostic Code 8513.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Diabetic neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Diabetic neuropathy of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2018
- Citation
- 1823517
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy of both lower extremities, and kidney disease, all as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including diabetic neuropathy of the right and left upper and lower extremities, migraine headaches, fatigue, kidney cancer, as well as an earlier effective date and a higher rating for diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for diabetic neuropathy of the left upper, lower extremities and right lower extremity. The claims were remanded for further development regarding cardiovascular arterial disease and carpal tunnel of the right wrist.
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