The Board denied service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to active service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy within one year of separation from service and the Veteran's lay statements were not credible in establishing a nexus between his current condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Peripheral Neuropathy of the Lower Extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2018
- Citation
- 18123836
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for IHD, DM II, Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma, and Bilateral Peripheral Neuropathy of the Lower Extremities due to exposure to herbicides (AO) and radiation.,A remand is required to determine if the Veteran had regular and repeated contact with C-123 aircraft known to have been used to spray an herbicide agent during the Vietnam era, as well as to verify his service at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, and at Clear Air Force Station in Alaska.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for bladder cancer was denied.,The Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for prostate disability and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities were both granted, with the latter being reopened.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and CAD, did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 21, 2010.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted TDIU from December 19, 2013, to May 14, 2014, due to service-connected PTSD and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities. Prior to this period, he did not meet the criteria for TDIU as his combined disability rating was insufficient.
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