The Board found no evidence of current peripheral neuropathy and concluded that the veteran did not have a disability related to service, including any presumptive conditions due to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence of current peripheral neuropathy or any in-service disease/injury linked to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0303651
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