The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is a residual of an in-service cold exposure injury, and service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the currently diagnosed bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is attributable to an in-service cold exposure injury.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19147838
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's requests for extensions of time to file appeals from rating decisions that denied service connection were denied, and the attempted appeals are dismissed.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed as there was no decision in the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system to appeal at the time of the request.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed because the veteran died while it was pending.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.