The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral neuropathy is granted as the condition is presumed to have been caused by herbicide exposure during his active duty in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions and lay statements support a finding that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy began shortly after his service in Vietnam, which falls within the presumptive period for conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19131053
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
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