The November 1997 RO rating decision denied service connection for numbness of the left hand and foot, anxiety, and a left knee condition. The veteran's claims were not well grounded as there was no evidence showing these conditions in service or due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The correct facts, as they were known at the time, were before the RO but did not meet the criteria for granting service connection based on direct evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Numbness of left hand and foot, Anxiety, Left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0126925
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What this means for you
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