The Board granted service connection for neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities as secondary to diabetes mellitus, and hypertension prior to August 10, 2022, due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found a link between the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity neuropathy and his service-connected diabetes, as well as direct causation of hypertension by in-service toxic exposures to herbicides like Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension prior to August 10, 2022, Neuropathy of the left upper extremities, Neuropathy of the right upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25014759
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Decisions by this judge: 1,874 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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