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Date Posted: Mon, Feb 27 2017, 12:11:37 PST
Author: Jaime A. Lleras - Binh Thuy, '70
Author Host/IP: cpe-172-74-241-19.sc.res.rr.com / 172.74.241.19
Subject: Assistance Needed with Peripheral Neuropathy

Topic – Peripheral Neuropathy

According to a VA Disability & Compensation rule, a veteran needed to have submitted a claim for peripheral neuropathy within 365 days of Deros (upon leaving Vietnam), if it’s not due to Diabetes, to be awarded compensation. However, if the veteran is a diabetic, then most likely peripheral neuropathy is a secondary to diabetes and can be awarded as such and the veteran can be receive compensation. Now, who has ever found themselves to have peripheral neuropathy (or any illness for that matter) during the year they came back from Nam? The possibility is very rare, if at all.

Although our VSPA brother, who stationed at UBON, Thailand - 1970-1971, has been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy by the VA and his private physician and has been exposed to a toxic herbicide so there is no issue in proving exposure. However, since he is not a diabetic, the VA has told him that he needed to have submit a claim for this illness within 365 days upon deros back to the states.
. In my rejection on the initial claim and the subsequent RFR, the VA conceded that I was exposed to a toxic herbicide so there is no issue in proving exposure.

That’s why he and I are trying to find out who in our group (especially if you served in Thailand) might have been unfortunate enough to have experienced this type of issue with the VA. If you have, we would like to know what your results were in dealing with the VA. And, if you have successfully been awarded for this disability, we would love to learn how you were able to work this out with the VA. We hope you’ll be willing to share your experience with our brother (and others) as he continues his fight in getting his disability approved for compensation. You can contact me via email (Chiefjal9@gmail.com) or via phone (301-848-3399). Thank you.

Jaime A. Lleras, VSPA Service Officer

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