The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities. The case is now remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions, specifically whether they are related to Agent Orange exposure or secondary to his service-connected CNS disorder.
The deciding factor: The new evidence includes VA and private treatment records that suggest a link between the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy and his military service, including potential Agent Orange exposure. The case is remanded for further medical opinions on this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1704790
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