The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy, to include as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The Veteran's lay statements and a private medical opinion support his contention that he developed this condition during or shortly after his military service in Vietnam. A VA examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's current peripheral neuropathy is related to herbicide exposure, including Agent Orange, during military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of early-onset peripheral neuropathy due to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1415086
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