The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy affecting both lower extremities is at least as likely as not due to Agent Orange exposure during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Agent Orange exposure in service is presumed to cause peripheral neuropathy when diagnosed within a year of exposure or becomes manifest to a degree of 10% or more any time after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy, Bilateral Lower Extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1008926
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted an increased initial rating of 70 percent, and TDIU and SMC were also granted from January 26, 2016. Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy, bilateral upper and lower extremities, prostate disorder, sleep apnea, and Parkinson's-like symptoms was denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service or exposure to Agent Orange.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to engage and maintain in substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD and granted service connection based on in-service combat exposure. Service connection was also granted for diabetes mellitus type II due to herbicide exposure, but not for other conditions as they were not diagnosed or related to service.
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