The Board has granted service connection for bilateral diabetic retinopathy and chronic bullous pemphigoid diabeticorum on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities is denied as there is no current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities and thus service connection cannot be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral diabetic retinopathy, chronic bullous pemphigoid diabeticorum, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21013034
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- Dismissed
Your appeal for service connection regarding peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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