Granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left upper extremity and right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for a left wrist disability was remanded.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence established that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathies are related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents/Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096713
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.