The Board found no competent evidence to support the veteran's claim of service connection for chronic peripheral neuropathy, including as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claim was denied.
The deciding factor: No competent medical evidence established a nexus between the veteran's current disability and either in-service exposure to herbicides or other injury or disease incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0012580
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic peripheral neuropathy, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his active duty service or herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran's STRs did not show any complaints, treatment, or diagnosis related to peripheral neuropathy.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic peripheral neuropathy is found to be related to his exposure to herbicides during service, specifically Agent Orange.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic peripheral neuropathy, to include as due to exposure to Agent Orange, was granted.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for chronic peripheral neuropathy, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is unrelated to an injury, disease, or event during service. The Board also found that chronic peripheral neuropathy is not caused by indirect exposure, if any, to Agent Orange.
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