The VA surgery in March 1983 did not result in any additional disability of the right upper and lower extremities, according to medical evidence. The veteran's current symptoms are attributed to a natural progression of his cervical spondylosis.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence that the VA surgery caused any additional disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Upper Extremity, Right Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0012141
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