The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy in the left upper and lower extremities as secondary to Parkinson's disease, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were aggravated by his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on aggravation of pre-existing peripheral neuropathy due to Parkinson's disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy (left upper extremity), Peripheral Neuropathy (left lower extremity)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2013
- Citation
- 1330607
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- Remanded (sent back)
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