The Veteran's left and right foot peripheral neuropathy, as well as cystic kidney disease, are not service connected due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,VA has determined that the Veteran does not have a compensable rating for hypertension.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a direct link between the Veteran's current foot and kidney conditions and his military service, nor any evidence supporting a secondary or presumptive service connection based on Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cystic kidney disease, left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069615
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Decisions by this judge: 833 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hallux valgus and bilateral pes planus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service. Service connection was denied for left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection under the PACT Act, and his cystic kidney disease is granted as secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's right and left foot peripheral neuropathy, as there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the current VA examination.
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