The Veteran's breathing disability and high blood pressure are service-connected due to herbicide exposure. However, the peripheral neuropathy claim is remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine its relationship to his PTSD.,Service connection for hypertension has been granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy was more likely related to alcohol abuse and B12 deficiency rather than service-connected PTSD or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Breathing disability (respiratory disability), High blood pressure (hypertension), Peripheral neuropathy (PN)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21067207
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