The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities was not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active military service, including presumed in-service herbicide exposure. The Board found no evidence supporting a secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus and Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) of the left lower extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) of the right lower extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) of the left upper extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1418860
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