The Board has granted service connection for left lower extremity, right lower extremity, left upper extremity, and right upper extremity neuropathy as secondary to diabetes.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records provided evidence of diabetic neuropathy in the Veteran's lower and upper extremities, which was considered a result of her diabetes. The Board found that the Veteran's use of Gabapentin did not mask the symptoms of her neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24023922
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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