The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding a causal relationship to the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism and conceded herbicide exposure. The Board remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a positive medical opinion linking the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity PN to his service-connected thyroid disability and conceded exposure to herbicide agents, while the headache claim requires further examination as it is not supported by sufficient evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity (RLE) peripheral neuropathy (PN), left lower extremity (LLE) peripheral neuropathy (PN)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087749
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Decisions by this judge: 2,249 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities, a right shoulder disorder, erectile dysfunction, and cardiovascular and kidney disorders. The appeals were dismissed as there was no evidence to support these claims.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection, as the claims were not timely filed or the evidence did not support a nexus to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for all issues related to service connection, including chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroenteritis, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, restless leg syndrome, and sinusitis.
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