Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 29, 2024, for the award of a 20 percent rating for service-connected diabetic neuropathy of the left and right lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced essentially the same severity of symptoms from August 29, 2024, warranting the increase to 20 percent since that date.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic neuropathy of the left lower extremity, diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102020
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