The veteran's claim for service connection for various neurological disorders was denied. The Board found no current disability involving any of the claimed conditions and noted that there is no evidence of such diseases during or within one year after service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing current disabilities involving ataxia, fasciculation of the thighs, upper arms, and back, spontaneous motor pain disorder, esophageal dysphagia, dysarthria, clonus of the left side of the face, myoclonus of the neck, or motor impertinence.
- Claimed conditions
- ataxia, fasciculation of the thighs, upper arms, and back, spontaneous motor pain disorder, esophageal dysphagia, dysarthria, clonus of the left side of the face, myoclonus of the neck, motor impertinence
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0607381
What this means for you
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