The veteran's claims for service connection for liver disability and peripheral neuropathy were denied as there was no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after his military service, and the Board found that they are not related to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran did not have a compensable degree of Laennec's cirrhosis of the liver at separation from service, nor does he currently suffer from peripheral neuropathy. The conditions were not present within one year after separation and there is no evidence linking them to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- liver disability, peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0209949
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