The Board finds that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right and left legs is causally related to his active service, including exposure to extreme cold conditions.
The deciding factor: Exposure to extreme cold during service is considered in conjunction with medical evidence linking the Veteran's current symptoms to this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Leg, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0917658
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for a right knee disorder, low back disorder, and peripheral neuropathy of the right leg as these conditions are not shown to be causally related to military service or any service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.
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