The Board denied service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not have its onset during or within one year after his military service. The evidence did not establish a link between herbicide agent exposure and the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided were deemed insufficient to establish a direct relationship between the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy and his in-service herbicide agent exposure, as well as any other potential causes.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20072067
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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