Service connection granted for right upper extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy; bladder cancer; Parkinson's disease; hypothyroidism. Service connection denied for colonic diverticula disorder, lymphedema, and tubulovillous adenoma.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to herbicides in service, which is presumed to be related to the diagnosed conditions of peripheral neuropathy, bladder cancer, Parkinson's disease, hypothyroidism, and now service-connected colonic diverticula disorder. The Board granted presumptive service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity (RUE) peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity (LUE) peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity (RLE) peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity (LLE) peripheral neuropathy, bladder cancer, Parkinson's disease, hypothyroidism, colonic diverticula disorder, lymphedema, tubulovillous adenoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2021
- Citation
- A21020624
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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