The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for most of his conditions, except for a grant of an evaluation of 10 percent for scars of the upper and lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any additional functional impairment or symptoms warranting higher evaluations for most of the Veteran's conditions. The Board also found that there was no indication of service connection for tinnitus, cutaneous papulous rash, right neck, peripheral artery disease, or non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Amputation of left second toe"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral hearing loss"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}, {"condition_name":"Cutaneous papulous rash, right neck"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral artery disease of the right lower extremity (prior to April 26, 2017)"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral artery disease of the left lower extremity post bypass surgery (prior to April 26, 2017)"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19184771
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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