The Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot peripheral neuropathy, left foot peripheral neuropathy, and toe nail condition were denied as the evidence did not support a direct relationship to his military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence showed that the Veteran did not have these conditions during or within one year after his military service. The VA examinations found no link between the current conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot peripheral neuropathy, Left foot peripheral neuropathy, Toe nail condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190621
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,350 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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