The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any neurological disability of the face, esophagus and abdomen, legs, or neck, back, and shoulders. The preponderance of evidence is against her claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing the onset of these disabilities during military service or within one year thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Neurological disability of the face manifested by left-sided facial spasm"}, {"condition_name":"Neurological or muscular disability manifested by esophageal and abdominal spasm and abdominal sprain"}, {"condition_name":"Neurological or muscular disability manifested by leg spasm, thigh cramps and sprains, and loss of balance"}, {"condition_name":"Neurological or muscular disability manifested by left neck, back, and shoulder spasm"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0619672
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What this means for you
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