The veteran's right arm and hand weakness and numbness are deemed to be a result of the August 1994 VA surgery, which resulted in additional disability.
The deciding factor: The most recent VA examiner found that the veteran had paresthesias and weakness of the right hand as a complication from postoperative removal of unspecified neoplasm of the skin. The evidence is in equipoise regarding whether this was due to the August 1994 surgery or diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Malignant skin lesion, nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0000746
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What this means for you
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