The Veteran's diabetic neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities is found to be caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, thus service connection is granted on a secondary basis.
The deciding factor: Diabetic neuropathy was found to be associated with the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2018
- Citation
- 1826803
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II (DM), and diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities. The TDIU claim is also remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and its residuals, including diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities necessitate the need for aid and attendance of another person, resulting in a grant of special monthly compensation based on this need.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.
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