The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for neuropathy in all four of his extremities, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided opinions stating that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy was not related to his active service and were based on a review of the claims file and the Veteran's statements. The Board gave more probative weight to these opinions than to the Veteran's own beliefs.
- Claimed conditions
- Neuropathy in the right upper extremity, Neuropathy in the left upper extremity, Neuropathy in the right lower extremity, Neuropathy in the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22015388
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- Granted
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