The Board has granted secondary service connection for lower left and right extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s diabetic peripheral neuropathy is related to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- lower left extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, lower right extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20044045
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the onset and causation of his conditions, particularly diabetic peripheral neuropathy in multiple extremities and diabetes mellitus type II.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities due to a duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings have been denied. The Board found that the initial grant of service connection was not prior to June 8, 2011 due to lack of evidence meeting the criteria for an exception to the general rule.
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