The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is found to be etiologically linked to his active duty service, specifically due to exposure to herbicide agents during service in the Republic of Vietnam. Service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents and a positive nexus opinion considering the Veteran's history of alcohol abuse and herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- A19003170
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