The VA determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet is not related to his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis, and therefore denied secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner concluded that it is unlikely that the Veteran's peripheral sensory neuropathy is related to INH usage for treatment of his pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2009
- Citation
- 0923464
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a thyroid disability with parotid gland, pernicious anemia, and peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet. The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet, finding that new evidence received since the February 2008 rating decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The case is now remanded to obtain VA medical records and schedule the Veteran for an examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet was not incurred in or aggravated by service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The Board found that his current condition does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to Agent Orange exposure.
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