The Board has granted service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the hands as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current peripheral neuropathy of the hands is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the hands
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0520404
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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The Board granted service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet, finding a relationship to herbicide agent exposure during the Vietnam War era.
- Denied
Service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the feet and hands, claimed as secondary to herbicide agent exposure, is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostate disability, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the hands, and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the feet. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing a nexus between his current conditions and active service or herbicide exposure.
- Dismissed
Your appeals for service connection have been dismissed due to the death of the claimant.
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