The Board found that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy was not related to his service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding of service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed no relationship between the veteran's peripheral neuropathy and his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0624485
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities to obtain further medical evidence regarding its etiology, including whether it is related to military service or secondary to other service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed exposure to chemical substances in service and for additional development of his VA treatment records.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities are granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure in Thailand.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, finding that it did not manifest within one year after service discharge and is not otherwise related to his period of active duty.
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