The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is denied as there is no evidence of a hearing loss disability within the definition of 38 C.F.R. § 3.385 during service or within one year after separation.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right leg and left leg, to include as due to exposure to herbicidal agents, is denied because there is no evidence of early-onset peripheral neuropathy in service or within one year of last exposure to herbicides.,The Veteran's skin disability is remanded for a VA examination to determine if it had its onset during service and is related to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of hearing loss disability during service or within the required time frame after separation, nor any significant threshold shift in service that would support consideration of service connection based on noise exposure.,The Veteran did not manifest symptoms of peripheral neuropathy in service or within one year of last exposure to herbicides. The VA examiner's opinion is sufficient to deny service connection under the presumptive exposure criteria.,There is no evidence of a skin disability during service, and the Veteran has not provided any other evidence linking his current diagnosis to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, peripheral neuropathy of the right leg, peripheral neuropathy of the left leg, skin disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20013624
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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