The Veteran's claimed right leg neuropathy was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy may not be presumed to have been incurred in service, including as a result of exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: Competent medical opinion of record states right-leg neuropathy is not likely related to exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1224269
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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