The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is determined to be the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established because the evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's diabetes caused or aggravated his bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19150077
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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