The Board denied service connection for sensory deficits at the area of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve on the right side, as well as peripheral neuropathy of the feet and hands and fingers. The Veteran's symptoms are not considered to be related to his active service.,Service connection was granted for peripheral neuropathy of the feet due to herbicide agent exposure and service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence is against a finding that sensory deficits at the area of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve on the right side had onset in active service or are causally connected to active service. The Veteran's symptoms were first reported in the mid-1980s, and there is no medical evidence linking these symptoms to his military service.,The preponderance of the evidence shows that any symptoms of peripheral neuropathy of the feet are related to both herbicide agent exposure and service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus may have aggravated his existing peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Sensory deficits at the area of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve on the right side, Peripheral neuropathy of the feet, including as due to herbicide agent exposure and service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, Peripheral neuropathy of the hands and fingers
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2018
- Citation
- 1829514
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