The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, effective August 28, 2015, and denied higher ratings for both the left and right lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated moderate incomplete paralysis as of August 28, 2015, warranting a 20 percent rating, but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating in either leg prior to that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Left Lower Extremity, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Right Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25004659
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,062 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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