Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes. The Board also granted an initial 20 percent rating for thoracolumbar strain effective from February 8, 2010.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on evidence of a current disability related to the service-connected condition and the presence of symptoms throughout the years.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Thoracolumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098506
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