The Board has granted service connection for nerve damage of the bilateral legs, finding that it is secondary to a service-connected disability (stress fractures). The Veteran's polyneuropathy is attributed to her stress fractures.
The deciding factor: The July 2019 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s peroneal branch of the sciatic nerve damage was due to her bilateral leg fractures, which are service connected.
- Claimed conditions
- polyneuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, peroneal branch of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2021
- Citation
- 21010502
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and polyneuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities (secondary to service-connected type 2 diabetes). Service connection for memory loss and syncope is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for polyneuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board requests an updated VA examination to determine if the condition is related to his military service or caused by his service-connected eczema and psoriasis.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is presumed to have been incurred in wartime service due to herbicide agent exposure. The polyneuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right foot osteoarthritis is service-connected, but his peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is not.
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