The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for neuropathy of the extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his in-service exposure to ionizing radiation. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have a continuity of symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence showed that the Veteran's neuropathy of the extremities did not manifest during or as a result of his active service, and there was no credible evidence linking it to in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19154306
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