The Board denied service connection for neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities as there was no evidence to support a relationship between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his conceded toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) and exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's late-onset peripheral neuropathy was less likely than not caused by the Veteran's TERAs, as supported by relevant medical literature.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the left lower extremity, neuropathy of the left upper extremity, neuropathy of the right lower extremity, neuropathy of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087137
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral lower and upper extremity neuropathies, finding that they are related to his in-service herbicide exposure (Agent Orange).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to errors in obtaining private treatment records and issues related to TDIU determination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that VA examinations are required to determine if the Veteran's disabilities, including diabetes and neuropathy of various extremities, are at least as likely as not related to hazardous exposures during service. The issues of service connection for glaucoma secondary to diabetes are also remanded due to their inextricability with other claims.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, but has remanded the issues regarding a right foot disability (other than neuropathy) and a left foot disability (other than neuropathy).
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