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, and there was no medical opinion linking them to his 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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190621
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What this means for you
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