The Board granted service connection for bilateral lower and upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy based on new evidence of relevant exposure to herbicides during active military service.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion and supporting articles provided a reasonable basis to conclude that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy was related to in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, bilateral upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023792
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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