Granted
The Board granted service connection for CKD, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the conditions were caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected DMII, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- renal toxicity and stage IV renal failure (chronic kidney disease (CKD)), right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011765
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