The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral leg disability, finding no evidence of peripheral neuropathy in service or within one year post-service. The Board also found that there is insufficient medical evidence to establish a relationship between the Veteran's current peripheral neuropathy and his period of active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is not due to, the result of, or aggravated beyond normal progression by his service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy of Bilateral Lower Extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1609297
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a low back disorder due to the lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or exposure to herbicides. Service connection was granted for the low back disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for COPD, tinnitus, lower back condition, and peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities due to service connection. The appeals are remanded because there is insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a TDIU as of July 1, 2016, but no earlier. As of March 20, 2019, the criteria for a TDIU based on a single service-connected disability are not met.
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