An effective date of January 7, 2022, is granted for a disability rating of 20 percent for bilateral diabetic neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was within one year of the initial May 2022 submission and should have included evaluation for diabetic neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral diabetic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24015037
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