The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral hands and feet, finding no evidence of early-onset neuropathy or a nexus to service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion found no evidence of early-onset peripheral neuropathy and concluded that the current diagnoses are not related to service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral hands, Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23026850
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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