The claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are granted. Service connection for acquired psychiatric condition is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's period of service was under conditions other than honorable, which bars him from receiving VA benefits. Therefore, his claims cannot be granted based on exposure to herbicide agents or as secondary to diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, Type II, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, acquired psychiatric condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19108947
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Decisions by this judge: 1,429 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a genitourinary condition and an acquired psychiatric condition are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.
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