The Board granted initial ratings of 10 percent for the right thumb fracture and 20 percent for both lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, as well as service connection for upper extremity diabetic neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus type I.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported moderate incomplete paralysis in the Veteran's lower extremities and a causal relationship between his diabetic neuropathy of the upper extremities and his service-connected diabetes mellitus type I.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a right thumb fracture, Diabetic neuropathy of the right upper extremity (also claimed as carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist), Diabetic neuropathy of the left upper extremity (also claimed as carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist), Left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, Right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25058729
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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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted increased disability ratings of 40 percent for both the left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, effective May 27, 2022, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from that date.
- Granted
The Board granted the appeal to restore the 20 percent evaluation for left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy effective June 1, 2025, as the reduction was improper.
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