The Board has granted an effective date of May 13, 2020 for the grant of a 20 percent disability rating for RLE PVD. The appellant's DPN was found to have progressed to include the femoral nerves in both lower extremities as of August 15, 2020.,The Board denied entitlement to an effective date prior to August 15, 2020 for service connection of bilateral lower extremity DPN, femoral nerve and sciatic nerve. The appellant's DPN was found not to have progressed to include the femoral nerves in both lower extremities until August 15, 2020.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the appellant's RLE PVD met the rating criteria for a 20 percent disability rating effective May 13, 2020. The DPN was found to have progressed to include the femoral nerves in both lower extremities as of August 15, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Left Lower Extremity Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN), Femoral Nerve, Right Lower Extremity Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN), Sciatic Nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24052850
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