AO-Peripheral-Neuropathy.......
When did the VA start to award AO-Veterans "Direct-Service-Connection" vs. "Persumtive-Service-Connection" for Peripheral-Neuropathy (?)...............was any VA-Paper written up about this .......or...
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A veteran who served in VN would be presumptive for PN if diagnosed within one year of leaving VN and found to be 10% disabling.Below is a link to PN AO...
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Peripheral neuropathy was added as a presumptive effective 11-7-96.....based on data from the IOM just like the other AO presumptive conditions. Direct service connection applies when a dx is made in...
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Thank you Ivac and Brovet, Possibly a little of my "history" will help to clarify my confusion : 1: 20-year US Army, retired w/Service in RVN 1969, '70, '71, '72. 2: SMR show complaints of...
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The link Brovet provided explains a bit about how presumptive PN regs changed in 2013. In your case, prior to that date, VA should have handled the claim under direct service connection rules: if the...
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I can only add: Had my C&P for AO IHD in January, with Diabetes listed as a secondary. Never even mentioned PN in my claim. Part of my award was for a finding of PN, 20% for each upper leg, 10%...
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