The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities, as well as service connection for erectile dysfunction. The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted because the Veteran's current peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities is due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167334
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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.
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