The Board has granted service connection for polyneuropathy due to herbicide exposure, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the condition had its onset during active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms of foot pain related to polyneuropathy were present since his period of service and are presumed to be related to his herbicide exposure, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185730
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to lack of substantial compliance with a previous remand, and for additional development including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's current nerve disorders are related to his in-service herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, hypertension, polyneuropathy, and erectile dysfunction due to in-service herbicide exposure. The conditions are presumed as the Veteran served in Thailand during a period that qualifies as Vietnam era service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for polyneuropathy and bilateral hearing loss, finding no new and relevant evidence to support the claims.,Service connection was granted for bilateral hearing loss due to continuity of symptoms since service. Tinnitus was also granted as it is related to in-service noise exposure.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's polyneuropathy of the feet, which is believed to be due to frostbite sustained during his military service in Korea.
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