The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities, finding no evidence of a chronic disease or injury shown in service and no continuity of symptomatology since service. The appeal was also not granted on the basis of herbicide exposure or secondary to a service-connected cardiovascular disorder.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that peripheral neuropathy was incurred in service or due to a service-connected condition, nor could it be presumed based on herbicide exposure or secondary to a service-connected cardiovascular disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy (PN) of the left lower extremity (LLE), Peripheral neuropathy (PN) of the right lower extremity (RLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20065859
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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