The Veteran's disability ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities were reduced, but this decision reinstates the original ratings.
The deciding factor: The reduction was improper due to failure to schedule a predetermination hearing as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 30, 2026
- Citation
- A26028336
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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.
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