The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, finding that there is no evidence of moderate incomplete paralysis.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find moderate incomplete paralysis in either leg.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremities, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21025684
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence to link any symptoms to service or a service-connected condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities due to potential environmental exposure at Fort McClellan.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities as there was no evidence linking the condition to service, including presumed exposure to herbicides.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities secondary to diabetes mellitus type 2 due to insufficient evidence. A new VA examination is required.
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