The veteran's current neurological impairment of lower extremities is not shown to be related to his military service, or to a service-connected hip disability.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the veteran's nerve impairment and muscle cramping of the bilateral lower extremities to his military service or to his service-connected hip disability.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve impairment, muscle cramping
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0816096
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Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral lower extremity neurological disorder, finding that the appellant's symptoms did not result from injury incurred or aggravated during her period of active duty training.
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