The Board has granted service connection for chronic peripheral neuropathy as a result of exposure to Agent Orange during service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's chronic peripheral neuropathy was diagnosed and attributed to his presumed exposure to Agent Orange while serving in the Republic of Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0332155
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