The Board has determined that the veteran does not have service connection for peripheral neuropathy, low back disability, or right shoulder disability. The initial rating for postoperative residuals of umbilical herniorrhaphy is denied as there are no residual disabilities other than a well-healed scar.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions and the VA examinations do not support a finding that any current disability is related to his active service, including exposure to Agent Orange during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, Degenerative disc disease of the low back with arthritis, Constrictive capsulitis of the right shoulder with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0326331
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