The Board has granted service connection for sensory motor polyneuropathy, finding that the Veteran's condition is at least as likely as not incurred during his service in Vietnam due to exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The private neurology opinion established a nexus between the Veteran's in-service exposure to Agent Orange and his current sensory motor polyneuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- sensory motor polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22039742
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What this means for you
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