Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities is granted. An initial rating of 70 percent, but no higher, from July 23, 2007 to March 25, 2010, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy was found to be related to his in-service herbicide exposure and service-connected diabetes mellitus. PTSD symptoms were found to meet the criteria for a 70 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, Posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18102937
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