The veteran's claim for service connection for neuralgia, paresthesia of the left leg is denied as his claim lacks sufficient evidence to support a finding that he has a current disability and that it is related to service.
The deciding factor: The claimant did not provide competent medical evidence linking his current condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- neuralgia, paresthesia of the left leg, loss of feeling of the left leg between the knee and hip, pain in the area internally
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0026434
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