Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral feet edema with nerve damage, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II, but denied the claims for left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding of service connection for the lower extremities due to diabetic neuropathy, while there was insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy in the upper extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral feet edema with nerve damage, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085041
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