The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities are granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed the Veteran with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and concluded that it is caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the upper left extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the lower left extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the upper right extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the lower right extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2018
- Citation
- 1828228
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