Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism.
The deciding factor: The Board found a positive nexus between the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism and his peripheral neuropathy based on medical opinions from private doctors.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092159
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