The Veteran's bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the feet is found to be related to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange, and service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran’s current diagnosis of bilateral peripheral neuropathy is directly related to his in-service Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21013481
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet, finding a relationship to herbicide agent exposure during the Vietnam War era.
- Denied
Service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the feet and hands, claimed as secondary to herbicide agent exposure, is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostate disability, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the hands, and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the feet. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing a nexus between his current conditions and active service or herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral peripheral neuropathy, which is presumed to be related to his service exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Vietnam. The claim will be reviewed with a new examination and opinion.
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