Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and denied higher ratings for peripheral artery disease and atherosclerotic vascular disease of the lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy was found to be secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not support higher ratings for the lower extremity conditions based on the criteria provided by the VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, peripheral artery disease and atherosclerotic vascular disease of the right lower extremity, peripheral artery disease and atherosclerotic vascular disease of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25002672
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