The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vascular disease was denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of evidence supporting a higher disability level.,The Veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to January 28, 2022, for diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity were also denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence showing such severity.

The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease. The VA examiners found no pathology to render a diagnosis.,There was insufficient lay or medical evidence to suggest that any lower extremity symptoms, other than those associated with the service-connected diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, reached the level of functional impairment of earning capacity.,The Veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to January 28, 2022, for diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity were denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence showing such severity.

Claimed conditions

Peripheral Vascular Disease, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Diabetic Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Diabetic Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Diabetic Neuropathy of the Left Upper Extremity, Diabetic Neuropathy of the Right Upper Extremity

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating

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Decision date

May 6, 2022

Citation

22027044

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