The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of his bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not show a link between the Veteran’s peripheral neuropathies and his military service, including herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2021
- Citation
- 21009706
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's SMC was granted at the intermediate level between 38 U.S.C. § 1114(m) and (n) due to additional disabilities including peripheral neuropathies, tinnitus, hearing loss, and lymphoma.
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