The Board finds that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy of both hands does not warrant a disability rating in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The objective evidence shows no more than mildly disabling symptoms, with good strength and range of motion testing in both hands.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Hand, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0608453
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Decisions by this judge: 425 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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 0608453.
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: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service, and thus denied all claims for service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's claims for other disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left hands, finding no current diagnosis in either hand.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for PTSD, diabetes mellitus associated with herbicide exposure, and related secondary conditions are remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his service connection.
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