The Board has found the VA examination inadequate for adjudication purposes and requires a new one to determine if the Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy conditions are etiologically related to his active military service, including as due to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that an opinion is necessary to determine whether the Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy disabilities are etiologically related to his active service, including as due to the Veteran's conceded Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- upper right extremity peripheral neuropathy, upper left extremity peripheral neuropathy, lower right extremity peripheral neuropathy, lower left extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21077054
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current disabilities of bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, diabetes, or other claimed conditions. The claims are being remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as the evidence did not show a causal relationship between the disability and active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability, diabetes mellitus (type II), lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction are being remanded due to the need to address other toxic exposure theories not previously considered.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for GERD and denied service connection for all other conditions, including lung disability, upper extremity disorders, lower extremity peripheral neuropathies, kidney stones, benign prostate hypertrophy, low back disorder, hip disorders, and knee disorders. The Veteran's claims are based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
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