The Board finds that the veteran's numbness of the arms and legs, claimed as 'hand shaking', was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claim is therefore denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be established on a presumptive basis due to Agent Orange exposure for the veteran's condition, and there is no proof of actual direct causation.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the arms and legs, hand shaking
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0509193
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