The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and related lower extremity diabetic neuropathies are rated at a 30% since July 25, 2019. The effective date for this rating is not specified as the decision does not provide an effective date.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathies have manifested in moderately severe symptomatology since July 25, 2019, warranting a 30% rating under DC 8520.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20067973
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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- Granted
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