The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetic neuropathy of both upper extremities and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The denial is based on a lack of current disability due to the absence of objective evidence supporting these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not find any current disabilities related to the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic neuropathy, right upper extremity, diabetic neuropathy, left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21007530
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetic neuropathy, left upper extremity and right upper extremity as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II due to a lack of current diagnosis of these conditions related to active service or his service-connected condition.
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