Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a finding that the Veteran's conditions were at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure or secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019257
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