The Board has determined that the Veteran's BLE peripheral neuropathy is not related to his service, including exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The condition did not manifest within a year of his last exposure and there is no evidence it was caused by such exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s peripheral neuropathy symptoms had their onset long after he was discharged from service, and were more likely due to an autoimmune response from ulcerative colitis rather than herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- BLE peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19194213
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