The Veteran's left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is currently rated at 20 percent from April 12, 2018 and a separate 20 percent rating is granted from November 16, 2019.,A higher rating for the entire appeal period or for a specific condition (DC 5162) is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy disability picture more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis from April 12, 2018 and November 16, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20081948
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the conditions are related to Agent Orange exposure during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to a finding that an adequate VA medical opinion was not obtained.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for asthma but denied all other claims, including service connection for various conditions and a compensable rating for scars between the scapulae.
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