Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities due to inadequate medical opinions. The Board will obtain a new opinion to determine if the condition is related to military service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 VA opinion was deemed inadequate because it did not specify which toxic exposures were believed to have caused the veteran's peripheral neuropathy and lacked supporting medical literature.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy (PN) of the bilateral upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy (PN) of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004029
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