The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left upper extremity, right upper extremity, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as they are not related to active service or his service-connected right foot condition.
The deciding factor: The VA opinions found no nexus between the Veteran’s peripheral neuropathies and exposure to herbicide agents or his service-connected right foot condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity (LUE) peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity (RUE) peripheral neuropathy, 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
- November 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20074900
What this means for you
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