The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to repetitive impact injuries sustained during in-service paratrooping assignments.
The deciding factor: The Board found the June 2014 private opinion by Dr. AS more probative than the February 2013 VA examination due to its long-term treatment of the Veteran and sufficient rationale supporting a favorable opinion regarding the relationship between repetitive impact injuries, such as paratrooping landings, and peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity (LLE) peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity (RLE) peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- A20016133
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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