Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions were provided, particularly regarding the relationship between the Veteran's conceded toxic exposures and his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, left upper extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25105137
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