The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, but denied service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: VA clinicians found that the Veteran's current peripheral neuropathy was at least as likely as not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other mental health disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132866
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed, and the claims for a compensable rating for the lower back scar, service connection for COPD, and peripheral artery disease were denied.
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