The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left upper extremity disorder and an increased evaluation for intervertebral disc syndrome, finding no evidence of such disorders being related to his service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any link between the veteran's current left upper extremity disorder and his service or service-connected lumbar spine disorder. The examiner also found no relationship between the veteran's cervical spine surgery and his left upper extremity symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2005
- Citation
- 0526923
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