The Board has denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity (RUE) and left upper extremity (LUE), as well as peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (RLE) and left lower extremity (LLE).,Service connection was also denied for a prostate disorder, as there is no evidence that it began during service or is related to in-service herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have current diagnoses of peripheral neuropathy of the RUE and LUE at any time since separation from service. The VA examiner concluded that the claimed condition was at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, rather than herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (LLE), Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity (LUE), Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (RLE), Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity (RUE), Prostate disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19155971
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bladder and prostate disorders, finding that the evidence does not support a link to service or environmental exposures. The Veteran's claims were based on direct causation rather than presumptive exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity is granted as service connected. The left knee disability and psychiatric disorder are remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development to verify the Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicide agents during service and associate a TERA Memorandum with the record.
- Granted
The Veteran's RUE and LUE neuropathy are granted with ratings of 40 percent and 30 percent, respectively.
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