The Veteran's hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, and his peripheral neuropathy of the right foot is not service connected.,There is no evidence linking the Veteran’s current peripheral neuropathy to in-service herbicide exposure. The Board found insufficient medical opinion regarding a link between the Veteran's symptoms and his presumed exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA audiometric evaluations did not show hearing loss severe enough for a compensable rating, and there was no evidence of an exceptional pattern of hearing impairment.,There is no direct or secondary service connection as the Veteran has not provided sufficient medical opinion to establish a link between his current condition and in-service herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, Peripheral neuropathy of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21021273
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