The Board denied service connection for a chronic respiratory disorder, left upper extremity neuropathy, tumors of the left underarm, and a disorder characterized by painful joints, muscles, and bones. The evidence submitted since the February 2005 decision is not considered new and material.
The deciding factor: No current disability was found to be related to service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic respiratory (lung) disorder, neuropathy of the left upper extremity, tumors of the left underarm, disorder characterized by painful joints, muscles, and bones
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1420124
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral lower and upper extremity neuropathies, finding that they are related to his in-service herbicide exposure (Agent Orange).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that VA examinations are required to determine if the Veteran's disabilities, including diabetes and neuropathy of various extremities, are at least as likely as not related to hazardous exposures during service. The issues of service connection for glaucoma secondary to diabetes are also remanded due to their inextricability with other claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for neuropathy of all four extremities due to a need for additional development, including verification of claimed nerve agent exposure and obtaining an updated medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for neuropathy of the left upper extremity as there is no evidence that it was incurred in or caused by service, and it did not manifest within one year of separation from service.
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