The Board granted service connection for axonal sensorimotor neuropathy in both the left and right lower extremities based on a continuity of symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was warranted due to the Veteran's reported ongoing symptoms of leg pain since service, supported by medical records and examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- axonal sensorimotor neuropathy, left lower extremity (claimed as left shin splints), axonal sensorimotor neuropathy, right lower extremity (claimed as right shin splints)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045074
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.
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