Granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, emphysema, and COPD.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least approximately balanced as to whether the Veteran's conditions were related to in-service toxic exposure or secondary to service-connected PTSD, so the Board resolved doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106680
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