The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for RLE and LLE neuropathy, as well as LUE and RUE peripheral neuropathy. The evidence does not support a finding of direct or secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the Veteran's current upper extremity neuropathies are related to his military service, including presumed herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Upper Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Upper Extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1742032
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