The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure, are denied. The evidence does not establish a nexus between these conditions and active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing that the Veteran's current peripheral neuropathy was incurred during his military service or due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, Peripheral Neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1316181
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