The Board has determined that the Veteran's acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy is related to his service, specifically his exposure to organic solvents in paint and other chemicals during his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided link the Veteran's currently diagnosed peripheral neuropathy to his in-service exposures to organic solvents and other chemicals, which are consistent with his service occupation as a corrosion control specialist.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0945922
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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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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the issue of service connection for acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy secondary to herbicide exposure. The Board is dismissing this appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for ventricular tachycardia and subacute peripheral neuropathy, both linked to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions from the November 2011 VA examiner.
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