The Board finds that the Veteran's coronary artery disease is secondary to herbicide exposure, and service connection for this condition is granted. However, there is no evidence showing a direct link between the peripheral neuropathy and military service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a direct relationship between the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy and his military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1611687
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What this means for you
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