The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right lower extremity neurologic disability, finding that there was no causal connection to his active service or presumed herbicide agent exposure. The evidence did not show early-onset peripheral neuropathy associated with herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The July 2019 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was less likely than not related to active service, including herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity neurologic disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20040787
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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