The Board denied an increased rating for diabetes mellitus but granted service connection with a 20 percent disability rating for left and right upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, as well as left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes did not require regulation of activities or more than one daily injection of insulin. The neuropathies were secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, left upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- 24032530
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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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