The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities, finding a relationship to the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence was persuasive that the Veteran's neuropathies were related to his in-service Agent Orange exposure due to the opinions of treating physicians and the presence of documented exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy, lower right extremity, peripheral neuropathy, lower left extremity, peripheral neuropathy, upper right extremity, peripheral neuropathy, upper left extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019482
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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