The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, as there was no evidence that it had onset during his active service or was otherwise etiologically related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's peripheral neuropathy did not have onset during his active service and is not otherwise etiologically related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0811507
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, while the appeals for diabetes mellitus, type II, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities were remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as well as skin cancer, are granted. The claim for skin cancer is remanded due to a lack of opinion on direct service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent, as it is currently manifested by mild incomplete paralysis.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed your appeal because it is a duplicate claim that was already addressed in the May 2024 decision, and there are no allegations of errors for appellate consideration.
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