Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, Type II.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided by the VA examiner found it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25010903
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