The Veteran's petition to reopen service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities due to herbicide exposure was granted, but his petition to reopen service connection for nephropathy was denied. The Board found new and material evidence related to peripheral neuropathy, but not to nephropathy.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received supporting a current diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy, but no such evidence was provided for nephropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, nephropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1411511
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases of hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with additional medical opinions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for nephropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for alcohol dependence and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, both secondary to service-connected conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal seeking service connection for nephropathy during a Board hearing.
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