The Board granted service connection for left, right upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, chemotherapy induced, but remanded claims for skin cancer, colon cancer, and entitlement to a higher level of special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's service-connected bladder cancer. The Board found that the evidence supported the conclusion that the peripheral neuropathies were proximately due to the service-connected bladder cancer. However, further development is required for the other claims as they are inextricably intertwined with the SMC issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, chemotherapy induced, Right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, chemotherapy induced, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, chemotherapy induced, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, chemotherapy induced, Skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, Colon cancer, resection of the large intestine status post colorectal cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25014196
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