The Board has restored the Veteran's ratings for left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy from February 22, 2022. The reduction in rating was found to be improper due to lack of improvement.
The deciding factor: The VA examination results did not show actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2023
- Citation
- A23027380
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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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