The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's peripheral vascular disease of the left and right lower extremities, as well as acute peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, all due to exposure to burn pits. Service connection for fibromyalgia is also granted, but secondary to service-connected TBI and PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service through exposure to burn pits during combat operations in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease of the Left Lower Extremity, Peripheral Vascular Disease of the Right Lower Extremity, Acute Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Upper Extremity, Acute Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Upper Extremity, Acute Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Acute Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19159610
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