The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: Service connection is warranted where a claimed disability is proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disease or injury, and the evidence shows that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy in both legs is caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity (RLE) peripheral neuropathy (PN), left lower extremity (LLE) PN
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25051664
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including headaches, BCC, carpal tunnel, CFS, fibromyalgia, right ear hearing loss, lipoma, OSA, thoracic pain, neck pain, and peripheral neuropathy in the left and right lower extremities, as there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
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