The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure as early-onset peripheral neuropathy is required. The evidence showed that the Veteran's symptoms began many years after his discharge.
The deciding factor: The onset of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy occurred more than one year after presumed herbicide exposure, and there was no established association between herbicide exposure and delayed-onset peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20067361
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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