The Board denied service connection for left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy as the conditions did not manifest during a period of qualifying service or within one year thereafter, and were not otherwise related to a period of qualifying service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's current peripheral neuropathy was not chronic in service and there is no indication it manifested to a compensable degree within one year after his last in-service herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, Right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25008769
What this means for you
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- Denied
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