The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy but denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and remanded several other claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy most closely approximated moderate incomplete paralysis, warranting a 20 percent rating. However, the evidence did not support a finding that his COPD was related to service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acquire psychiatric disorder, ischemic heart disease, bilateral upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, to include as secondary to service connected diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21063017
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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