The Board has granted service connection for chronic kidney disease, migraine headaches, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes. Service connection for low back disability was denied. The Veteran's diabetes is currently rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise that the Veteran’s chronic kidney disease, migraine headaches, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathies are caused by his service-connected diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Chronic kidney disease, secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus (diabetes), Migraine headaches, Bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, secondary to type II diabetes mellitus, Bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, secondary to type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19143109
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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