The Board has granted service connection for right and left foot neuropathy, both considered to be due to exposure to herbicides during service.
The deciding factor: The March 2019 VA examiner provided a positive opinion linking the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange, considering it an acute onset condition related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot neuropathy, left foot neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19169449
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made, so the case is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons and bases in its decision, specifically regarding the ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's right foot neuropathy. The issue of TDIU is also remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appealed issues before VA.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of right hand, left hand, right foot, and left foot neuropathy due to a lack of new evidence or error in previous decisions.
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