The Board denied service connection for idiopathic polyneuropathy, finding that the condition was not incurred in or related to service, including as due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of pertinent disability during service or within a year after discharge, and the first indication of idiopathic polyneuropathy was over three decades post-service. The Board declined to obtain a medical nexus opinion due to lack of relevant findings in service or for several years following service.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0607288
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