The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no current medical evidence to support a diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy in the right and left lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0616652
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What this means for you
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