The Veteran's NASH is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.,A 40 percent rating for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is granted over the course of the appeal.,A 30 percent rating for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is granted over the course of the appeal.,A 40 percent rating for right lower extremity sciatica and a 40 percent rating for left lower extremity sciatica are granted over the course of the appeal.,Service connection for macular degeneration of the left eye, to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus, is remanded.,TDIU is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's NASH was found at least as likely as not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Right lower extremity sciatica, Left lower extremity sciatica, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the anterior crural nerve of the right lower extremity, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the anterior crural nerve of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20062632
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
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