The Board granted increased disability evaluations to 40 percent for the right-upper-extremity and 30 percent for the left-upper-extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, while denying increases for the lower extremities. The Veteran was also granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported moderate incomplete paralysis of the upper extremities, warranting increased ratings under Diagnostic Codes 8512 and 8510-19, but not severe enough to warrant higher ratings. The lower extremity claims were denied as the evidence did not support a finding of more than moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- right-upper-extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left-upper-extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right-lower-extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left-lower-extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24004190
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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