The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and could not be presumed due to a disease associated with active military service. The Board also found no evidence that the condition was caused or aggravated by his service-connected rheumatic heart disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy did not manifest during service, nor is there any credible evidence of its onset in service. Additionally, the natural progression of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy has not been altered or worsened by an event which occurred during active service or due to residuals of his service-connected rheumatic heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, Rheumatic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2015
- Citation
- 1552243
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