The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than November 16, 2017 for service connection have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus has been remanded.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left upper and right upper extremity diabetic neuropathy have been remanded.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction has been remanded.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, BPH, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), HTN, glaucoma, and retinopathy have been remanded.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson’s disease has been remanded.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of an earlier effective date as the Veteran did not file a prior claim or provide adequate argument for such. The preponderance of the evidence does not support an earlier effective date.,The medical records do not show that the Veteran requires regulation of activities to manage his diabetes, and he has not been hospitalized for ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions in the past year.,The clinical findings indicate mild incomplete paralysis of the radial, median, and ulnar nerves in both upper extremities. The Veteran's right upper extremity neuropathy is considered incomplete and mild.,There is no evidence to support an earlier effective date for service connection as the Veteran did not file a prior claim or provide adequate argument for such. The preponderance of the evidence does not support an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Diabetes Mellitus, Left Upper Extremity Diabetic Neuropathy, Right Upper Extremity Diabetic Neuropathy, Left Lower Extremity Diabetic Neuropathy, Right Lower Extremity Diabetic Neuropathy, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20028280
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