The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including back condition, hypertension, left hip and right hip conditions, skin disorder, erectile dysfunction (ED), and non-healing surgical wound. The appeals were not granted.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied, as the disability has been productive of no more than occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.,The Veteran's CAD was rated at 60 percent since March 23, 2015, due to renal dysfunction with constant proteinuria (albuminuria) and persistent edema. Prior to that date, the disability was rated as noncompensable.,The Veteran's urinary infrequency and diabetic nephropathy were granted a 60 percent rating since March 23, 2015, due to renal dysfunction with constant proteinuria (albuminuria) and persistent edema. Prior to that date, the disability was rated as noncompensable.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was denied an initial compensable rating.,The Veteran's left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve was granted a 20 percent rating since November 4, 2016. Prior to that date, the disability was rated as noncompensable.,The Veteran's right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve was denied an initial compensable rating prior to November 4, 2016 and granted a 20 percent rating since that date.,The Veteran's left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve was denied an initial compensable rating prior to November 4, 2016 and granted a 20 percent rating since that date.,The Veteran's right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve was denied an initial compensable rating prior to November 4, 2016 and granted a 20 percent rating since that date.,The Veteran's right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the musculocutaneous (superficial peroneal) nerve was denied an initial compensable rating.,The Veteran's skin disorder was not service-connected, as it is not considered to be a result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active duty or caused by a service-connected diabetes mellitus.,The Veteran's ED was not service-connected, as it is not considered to be a result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active duty or caused by a service-connected diabetes mellitus.,The Veteran's non-healing surgical wound was not service-connected, as it is not considered to be a result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active duty or caused by a service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims for service connection.,The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of no more than occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, which does not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.,The Veteran's CAD was rated based on symptoms such as dyspnea and fatigue, a METs workload not greater than 5 metabolic equivalents (METs), and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) no worse than 56 percent.,Prior to March 23, 2015, the Veteran's urinary infrequency was manifested by daytime voiding interval between one and two hours, and nighttime awakening to void three to four times. Since March 23, 2015, renal dysfunction with constant proteinuria (albuminuria) and persistent edema due to kidney dysfunction were noted.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was not considered compensable based on the severity of the condition as measured by acuity levels.,Prior to November 4, 2016, the left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve corresponded to moderate incomplete paralysis. Since November 4, 2016, the Veteran's sciatic nerve was reported to be normal.,The right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve was rated based on its severity as moderate incomplete paralysis prior to November 4, 2016 and granted a noncompensable rating since that date. The left and right femoral nerves were also rated as noncompensable prior to November 4, 2016.,The Veteran's right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the musculocutaneous nerve was rated based on its severity as moderate incomplete paralysis.,The skin disorder is not considered service-connected due to lack of evidence showing it resulted from disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active duty or caused by a service-connected diabetes mellitus.,ED is not considered service-connected due to lack of evidence showing it resulted from disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active duty or caused by a service-connected diabetes mellitus.,The non-healing surgical wound is not considered service-connected due to lack of evidence showing it resulted from disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active duty or caused by a service-connected diabetes mellitus.

Claimed conditions

back condition, hypertension, left hip condition, right hip condition, skin disorder (diabetes mellitus), ED (erectile dysfunction) (diabetes mellitus), non-healing surgical wound (diabetes mellitus)

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

September 26, 2022

Citation

22054839

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