Citation Nr: 20006631
Decision Date: 01/28/20	Archive Date: 01/27/20

DOCKET NO. 19-19 732
DATE: January 28, 2020

REMANDED

Service connection for peripheral neuropathy is remanded.

REASONS FOR REMAND

Service connection for peripheral neuropathy is remanded.

The Veteran contends that he was exposed to Agent Orange during service, and that this exposure caused or contributed to his post service diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy. He stated that when he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan he worked at a duty station which stored and shipped herbicide agents including Agent Orange. 

Review of the military personnel records confirms that the Veteran was stationed in Okinawa. A request must then be sent to the Joint Services Records Research Center (JSSRC) for verification of the Veteran’s possible Agent Orange exposure in Okinawa during his period of service. If the JSSRC determines that there is insufficient information to verify the Veteran’s claimed exposure, a formal finding should be made.

The matters are REMANDED for the following action:

1. A request must be sent to the JSRRC for verification of the Veteran’s possible Agent Orange exposure in Okinawa during the Veteran’s period of service. If the JSRRC determines that there is insufficient information to verify the Veteran’s claimed exposure, a formal finding should be made in this regard and associated with the record.

 

 

VICTORIA MOSHIASHWILI

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Attorney for the Board	Kyle McKone

The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential, and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.