The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower and upper extremity neuropathy due to herbicide exposure, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are causally related to his in-service exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided a positive nexus between the Veteran's Agent Orange exposure during service and his current diagnosed neuropathies.
- Claimed conditions
- right and left lower extremity neuropathy, right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26020942
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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