The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, remanded the issues of an acquired psychiatric disability and urinary frequency for further development.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 VA examiner's opinion was found to be inadequate due to lack of supporting rationale, while the January 2024 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy was less likely than not related to in-service toxic exposures and more likely related to her non-service-connected diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, acquired psychiatric disability, urinary frequency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034680
What this means for you
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