The Veteran's claim for service connection for intermittent paresthesias of the fingertips has been reopened. The Board finds new and material evidence to support this claim.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and erectile dysfunction have not been established as these conditions are not shown during the period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs do not show any diagnosis or treatment related to intermittent paresthesias of the fingertips. The new evidence submitted since the last denial does not provide a clear link between service and this condition.,There is no medical evidence showing diabetes mellitus, type II or erectile dysfunction during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Intermittent paresthesias of the fingertips, Diabetes mellitus, type II, Erectile dysfunction, Right upper extremity neurological disability, Left upper extremity neurological disability, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19181532
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