The Board granted service connection for left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, but denied increased ratings for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively indicated that the Veteran's upper extremity neuropathies were caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, while the symptoms of the lower extremity neuropathies did not reach a severe level of impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25046709
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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