The Board has found that the Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity neuropathy is not related to his active duty service, but specifically requested an addendum VA medical opinion to address this issue.
The deciding factor: The January 2020 VA examiner improperly relied on inaccurate medical information regarding the onset of muscle weakness in the Veteran's arms and legs.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower neuropathy, left lower neuropathy, right upper neuropathy, left upper neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21075153
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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