The Board is remanding the case to determine if new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for chronic peripheral neuropathy due to Agent Orange exposure. If reopened, the claim will be adjudicated.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted by the veteran at his hearing before the RO, which is relevant to reopening the previously denied claim.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0105051
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What this means for you
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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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