Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, as secondary to diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise regarding exposure to herbicide agents at Fort McClellan, and the Veteran's current conditions were directly linked to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity (LLE) peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity (LUE) peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity (RLE) peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity (RUE) peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010215
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