The Veteran's CAD is rated at 30 percent prior to September 30, 2016 and 60 percent thereafter. The Board found the evidence did not meet criteria for a higher rating.,From September 30, 2016 onward, the Veteran's CAD warrants a 60 percent rating under DC 7005.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity associated with diabetes mellitus is rated as non-compensable from May 7, 2015 to July 17, 2020. The claim for a compensable rating is remanded.,From July 17, 2020 onward, the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (femoral) as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus warrants a disability rating in excess of 10 percent. The claim is remanded.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity associated with diabetes mellitus is rated as non-compensable from May 7, 2015 to July 17, 2020. The claim for a compensable rating is remanded.,From July 17, 2020 onward, the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (femoral) as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus warrants a disability rating in excess of 10 percent. The claim is remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23002545
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What this means for you
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