The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current peripheral neuropathy is related to active service, and thus grants service connection for residuals of a cold weather injury to the feet.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions are in relative equipoise regarding the etiology of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy, with Dr. P. considering both his statements as to in-service exposure and his complete medical history in reaching his conclusion that the cold weather exposure did cause small fiber neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy of the Feet
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1224123
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