The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right hand and fingers, left hand and fingers, left foot and toes, and right foot and toes are granted. The appeal is remanded to determine the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran’s peripheral neuropathies may be related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right hand and fingers, Peripheral neuropathy of the left hand and fingers, Peripheral neuropathy of the left foot and toes, Peripheral neuropathy of the right foot and toes
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19181132
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Decisions by this judge: 1,913 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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