The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, secondary to diabetes. The Veteran's current condition is related to his service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current peripheral neuropathy was etiologically related to his service-connected diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20002831
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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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