The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities, as well as the left and right lower extremities, have been granted initial evaluations of 20 percent each.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's diabetic neuropathy resulted in incomplete paralysis at moderate severity for all four conditions evaluated.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2022
- Citation
- A22024025
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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