The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding it is at least as likely as not due to his diagnosed diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is at least as likely as not due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22071815
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII) and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to incomplete development of evidence regarding exposure to hazardous substances during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand several issues related to service connection for various conditions, including a back disorder, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, headache disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities. The remand is due to incomplete evidence from private medical centers and SSA records, as well as an inadequate VA examination regarding the Veteran's back disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The AOJ is instructed to schedule VA examinations to address these issues.
- Denied
The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied because new and material evidence had not been received. His claims for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction were also denied as they are not related to service or a service-connected condition.
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