The Board has granted service connection for a disability manifested by numbness, shaking, weakness of the hands, hips, legs and toes (claimed as peripheral neuropathy) due to exposure to Agent Orange. The veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, as well as his claim for TDIU are still pending.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran had a history of numbness in his hands and feet during service which was attributed to Agent Orange exposure, thus establishing a plausible connection between the current disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness, shaking, weakness of hands, hips legs and toes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0017949
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