The Veteran's service connection claims for HTN, ED, and eczema as secondary to DM or exposure to herbicides are remanded. The Veteran's service-connected DM is rated at 20 percent, PN of the left lower extremity prior to January 24, 2020, is rated at 10 percent, and PN of the right lower extremity from January 24, 2020, is rated at 20 percent. The Veteran's CAD is rated at 10 percent prior to January 10, 2019, and from March 1, 2019, to January 23, 2020. His BHL and nephropathy are not compensable.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of complete paralysis or severe incomplete paralysis for the Veteran's PN, thus warranting higher ratings under Diagnostic Code 8520.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension (HTN), Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Eczema, Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) of the left lower extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) of the right lower extremity, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20070857
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