The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by tremors, tingling, numbness, and shaking in the extremities due to lack of evidence of current disability. The initial rating for dyspepsia was also denied as there was no evidence of a higher level of severity.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of a disability manifested by tremors, tingling, numbness, or shaking in the extremities; and the competent evidence shows that the veteran has two diseases of the digestive system, dyspepsia and gastroesophageal reflux disease, with gastroesophageal reflux disease being predominant.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors, tingling, numbness, and shaking in the extremities, dyspepsia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0903026
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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