The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a stomach disorder, cardiovascular disorder, peripheral neuropathy of upper and lower extremities. The decision found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the underlying issues.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to reopen the claim for service connection for a stomach disorder. Service connection for the Veteran's cardiovascular disorder is granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Gulf War Syndrome. Peripheral neuropathy claims were denied as not proximately due to service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disorder, cardiovascular disorder, peripheral neuropathy of upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2011
- Citation
- 1107648
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