The Board denied service connection for nerve damage of the right arm, shoulder, and upper back as secondary to a service-connected left upper extremity disability. The decision did not provide an adequate statement of reasons and bases.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to discuss the entirety of the March 2000 examination report which included references to treatment for neurological symptoms affecting the right arm.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve damage of the right arm, nerve damage of the shoulder, nerve damage of the upper back
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0826264
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