Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the loss of use of both feet due to his service-connected bilateral lower extremity disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran has lost effective function in his feet, which would be equally well-served by an amputation stump below the knee with a suitable prosthetic appliance.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral lower extremity diabetic sensory polyneuropathy (femoral nerves), Bilateral lower extremity diabetic sensory polyneuropathy (sciatic nerves)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108097
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