The Board found that the Veteran's neuropathy of both feet was not related to his service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The preponderance of evidence is against a finding that it is related to his service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is less likely than not related to his service, including his exposure to Agent Orange, and noted he denied having symptoms in service.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of both feet
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1646557
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