The Veteran's service connection claims for liver condition, sleep apnea, type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of left lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of right lower extremity have been granted. The claim for back disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a direct link between the Veteran's current conditions and his service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver condition, Sleep apnea, Type II diabetes mellitus, Peripheral neuropathy of left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19195348
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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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