The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy in both the right and left lower extremities, but denied service connection for a mental condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a link between the Veteran's herbicide exposure during service and his current peripheral neuropathy, but there was no credible evidence of a current mental condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Mental condition, Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity (LLE neuropathy), Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity (RLE neuropathy)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055372
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Decisions by this judge: 948 · Granted: 52% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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