The Board granted service connection for the veteran's left and right upper extremity nerve disabilities, both considered as chronic diseases due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted on a presumptive basis due to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during active duty and the manifestation of a bilateral upper extremity nerve condition to a degree of 10 percent or more following service.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity nerve disability (claimed as carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome and neuropathy), right upper extremity nerve disability (claimed as carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome and neuropathy)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25057457
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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