The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities is not related to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange, and thus denied his claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no competent evidence linking the veteran's current condition to his military service or Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0640010
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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