The Board granted the appeal and restored service connection for left foot, right foot, left hand, and right hand peripheral neuropathy, which were previously severed due to a misinterpretation of evidence regarding toxic fuel exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish clear and unmistakable error in granting service connection based on herbicide exposure during the Veteran's period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, left hand peripheral neuropathy, right hand peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027599
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for left foot, right hand, right foot, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy as untimely.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left hand peripheral neuropathy, right hand peripheral neuropathy, and fibromyalgia as not causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service. The initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain was also denied.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left and right hand peripheral neuropathy was withdrawn by the Veteran, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for PTSD, left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, and eczema was dismissed due to procedural defects in the Veteran's election of review options.
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