The veteran is granted service connection for chronic peripheral neuropathy due to exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange). Service connection is denied for acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy and axonal neuropathy as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.
The deciding factor: A VA Chief Public Health and Environmental Hazards Officer concluded that the veteran's findings support a diagnosis of chronic persistent peripheral neuropathy, not acute or subacute transient peripheral neuropathy. The examiner also stated that it was at least as likely as not that toxic exposure to Agent Orange caused the veteran's peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic peripheral neuropathy, acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy, axonal neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0307119
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