The Board found no evidence of a service-connected neuropathy or psychiatric disorder, and thus denied the veteran's claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to establish that any current neuropathic condition or psychiatric disorder is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of all extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0607666
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Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0607666.
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder and PTSD. The Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's neuropathy of the extremities was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including determining if he was exposed to Agent Orange during service and providing an opinion on the cause of his neuropathy.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for further development due to potential exposure to Agent Orange during service.
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