The Veteran's service-connected diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity have been rated as 10 percent disabling prior to July 16, 2014, and as 20 percent thereafter. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to July 16, 2014, or to a rating in excess of 20 percent thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Diabetic neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189663
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy of both lower extremities, and kidney disease, all as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including diabetic neuropathy of the right and left upper and lower extremities, migraine headaches, fatigue, kidney cancer, as well as an earlier effective date and a higher rating for diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for diabetic neuropathy of the left upper, lower extremities and right lower extremity. The claims were remanded for further development regarding cardiovascular arterial disease and carpal tunnel of the right wrist.
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