The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy on a direct basis and awarded a 50 percent rating, but no higher, from February 15, 2022, for idiopathic peripheral neuropathy of the right median nerve. The decision also grants a 40 percent rating, but no higher, from February 15, 2022, for idiopathic peripheral neuropathy of the left median nerve.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is related to service on a direct basis. The Board found that the Veteran had environmental exposures due to his occupation as a parasitologist, which may have contributed to his peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Lower Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24073257
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