The Veteran's lung, sleep, heart, skin, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy claims are dismissed. The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported symptoms of peripheral neuropathy within one year of his last exposure to herbicide agents and a private physician opined that it was possibly related to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"lung disorder"}, {"condition_name":"sleep disorder"}, {"condition_name":"heart disorder"}, {"condition_name":"skin disorder"}, {"condition_name":"right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy"}, {"condition_name":"left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy"}
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19193069
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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