The Board has granted service connection for right foot and left foot peripheral neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his active duty service, including presumed exposure to herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam.,Service connection was also granted for loss of toenail as secondary to bilateral foot peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's early-onset peripheral neuropathy is presumptively related to his active duty service, including exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.,A VA medical opinion was requested to determine if the loss of toenail is secondary to the bilateral foot peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot peripheral neuropathy, Left foot peripheral neuropathy, Loss of toenail (secondary to bilateral foot peripheral neuropathy)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22066419
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- Denied
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- Granted
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