The Veteran's service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus caused peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, which is granted for accrued benefits purposes. The Veteran also had residuals of a left cerebrovascular accident that resulted in ataxia and vertigo attacks more than once per week, leading to a 100% disability rating for accrued benefits.
The deciding factor: The VA physician's opinion supported the service connection claim based on the Veteran’s history of diabetic neuropathy. The appellant provided credible testimony about the frequency of the Veteran's ataxia and vertigo attacks.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, Left cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 5, 2020
- Citation
- 20064461
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Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed your appeal because it is a duplicate claim that was already addressed in the May 2024 decision, and there are no allegations of errors for appellate consideration.
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