The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy and polyneuropathy are related to his military service, specifically exposure to Agent Orange. The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy and polyneuropathy due to presumed exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange) during his military service. Service connection was denied for ischemic heart disease as there is no causal relationship between the condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, bilateral upper extremities, Polyneuropathy, bilateral lower extremities (claimed as right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy), Ischemic heart disease, Mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy moderate bilateral enlargement, aortic root dilation, mild diastolic dysfunction and supraventricular tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19166708
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