The Veteran's current disorders affecting his neck, right shoulder, right arm, and right fingers are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active military service, including his in-service herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service, including Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- disorder affecting the neck, right shoulder, right arm, right fingers (claimed as peripheral neuropathy/nerve damage)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1416526
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