The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral lower extremity polyneuropathy due to presumed herbicide exposure, finding that new and material evidence has been received to reopen his previously denied claim.
The deciding factor: The opinion linking the Veteran’s bilateral lower extremity polyneuropathy to his herbicide agent exposure during his Vietnam service is probative and entitled to weight.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080901
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