The Board denied reopening of the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left feet, finding no new and material evidence to support the claim.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to substantiate the claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of the right foot, peripheral neuropathy of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146761
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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