The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for chronic adjustment disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, and bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued his claims from June 29, 2021, and VA received a complete application within one year of this date.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic adjustment disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, left lower diabetic peripheral neuropathy (sciatic nerve), right lower diabetic peripheral neuropathy (sciatic nerve), left lower diabetic peripheral neuropathy (femoral nerve), right lower diabetic peripheral neuropathy (femoral nerve)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049603
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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