The Board finds that there is competent evidence tending to establish that anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, with sub-clinical symptoms of PTSD is related to service. The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is found to be a congenital defect and the examiner opines it did not pre-exist service or increase in severity beyond natural progression.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy (CMT) was a congenital defect, and there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of its preexistence or aggravation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1031782
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