The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for neuropathy, finding that there was no evidence of a link between his current conditions and his military service or exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no competent evidence linking the veteran's current diagnoses of neuropathy to his military service or to exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy, cervical radiculopathy, bilateral ulnar neuropathy, left carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0103763
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What this means for you
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