The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet as there is no competent medical evidence showing a link between the condition and the Veteran's active service, specifically the pilonidal cystectomy.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy to his in-service pilonidal cyst removal surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0904285
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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