The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities as the evidence did not support a link to in-service exposure or other in-service incurrence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions, supported by detailed rationale, concluded that there was no sufficient evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his service, including herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2024
- Citation
- 24033603
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,677 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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