The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for numbness of the extremities and an increased evaluation for his thoracic spine disability, finding no evidence of a current disability primarily manifested by numbness of the extremities. The claim for an increased rating for the thoracic spine was granted but at a lower 20 percent level.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not establish a current clinical disability primarily manifested by numbness of the extremities, and no nexus between service or a service-connected condition was found.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the extremities, disability of the thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0003977
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