The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities is related to exposure to herbicides during service, granting the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded it was as likely as not that the veteran's neuropathy was related to presumed dioxin exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0705726
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What this means for you
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