The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for peripheral neuropathy due to exposure to herbicide agents as his condition did not manifest within one year after separation from service and there is no evidence of a nexus between the condition and service. The Board finds that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is not related to service.,The Veteran is not entitled to direct service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to exposure to herbicide agents as there is no evidence of early-onset peripheral neuropathy within one year after separation from service. However, he is granted secondary service connection for his obstructive sleep apnea as it is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, Obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1707852
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- Granted
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