The Board granted service connection for a right upper extremity neurological condition and a left upper extremity neurological condition, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus caused these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence was found to be at least in equipoise regarding the etiology of the bilateral upper extremity neurological conditions in relation to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, leading to a grant of service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.310.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity neurological condition, left upper extremity neurological condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25014324
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