The Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity neuropathy is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange. The claim for hearing loss and tinnitus was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnoses of bilateral upper and lower extremity neuropathy are etiologically related to his active military service, specifically his exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19195433
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