The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions, left and right hip conditions, as well as a low back disability have been dismissed. Service connection has been granted for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to establish current diagnoses for the Veteran's knee and hip conditions, but service connection was granted based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (LLE), Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (RLE), Spinal fusion with lumbar spine radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24039586
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development to verify the Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicide agents during service and associate a TERA Memorandum with the record.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes type II, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and neuropathy of the right and left arms. An effective date of May 28, 2020, was granted for the grant of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease status post coronary artery bypass graft and atrial fibrillation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities from April 7, 2015.
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