The claim for service connection for left arm and hand numbness was reopened but ultimately denied, while the claim for a left leg injury was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between the claimed conditions and the veteran's active service, despite the reopening of the claim for left arm and hand numbness due to new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm and hand numbness, left leg injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0900907
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,421 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a respiratory condition, otitis externa, gastroenteritis, a sleeping disorder, and a left leg injury as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board has denied reopening and granting service connection for a left leg injury and contusions of the face and chest, as new evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left leg injury, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between current left leg problems and an in-service injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of compliance with the September 2022 remand order and the need for a new medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed TBI and its residuals.
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