The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is related to his military service, and he was granted service connection for this condition. The Board found that the Veteran's account of when symptoms began was inconsistent with his spouse's account, but concluded in favor of a relationship to service due to memory loss issues. No rating assigned as no specific disability rating was addressed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a history of poor historical recall and remote memory loss since the early 2000s, which made it difficult for him to provide consistent information about when his symptoms began during service. The Board resolved any doubt in favor of the Veteran's claim based on this evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1645156
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