The Board denied service connection for common peroneal nerve dysfunction and carpal tunnel syndrome in both lower and upper extremities, finding no evidence of a nexus to service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current neurological disabilities were not incurred during service and are not otherwise etiologically related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- common peroneal nerve dysfunction, left lower extremity, common peroneal nerve dysfunction, right lower extremity, carpal tunnel, left upper extremity, carpal tunnel, right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24028885
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- Denied
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