The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment. However, two new medical opinions suggest a possible link between Agent Orange exposure and his Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which could potentially improve the likelihood of TDIU.
The deciding factor: Two recent medical opinions suggest a possible causal relationship between the veteran's service-connected disabilities and his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fracture of the left femur, right ankle neuroma residual of nerve biopsy, residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax, surgical scars in the left hip area, residuals of fracture of the mandible
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0634448
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What this means for you
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