The Veteran's bilateral neuropathy of the feet is related to service, and the Board finds that he should be granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The December 2011 private physician opinion supported by the August 2012 VA physician opinion indicates a relationship between the Veteran's service exposure and his current bilateral neuropathy of the feet.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral neuropathy of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2013
- Citation
- 1300235
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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