Your claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, which were previously denied due to herbicide exposure, have been granted. You are now receiving a 20% disability rating for each affected limb as of May 18, 2014.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on secondary service connection to an already service-connected condition (back disability).
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 4, 2018
- Citation
- 1800486
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy and cataracts, as due to exposure to herbicide agents, prior to August 10, 2022, for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities due to new and relevant evidence having been received.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings related to chronic renal failure, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and special monthly compensation.
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