The Board denied service connection for pancreatitis and peripheral neuropathy, finding that the veteran's pancreatitis was not initially manifested in service and is not shown to be otherwise related thereto. The claim of entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy is also denied as it is not well grounded.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current disabilities and his period of active service, including any exposure to herbicides or other environmental factors.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatitis, peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0006109
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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