The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a chronic disability manifested by loss of feeling in the arms and hands, and there is no evidence to relate this claimed disability to service or a service-connected condition. The claims for depression, HIV, lumbar disc syndrome, left hallux valgus, right hallux valgus, post-operative residuals of bilateral inguinal hernia, and TDIU are also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish the presence of a chronic disability manifested by loss of feeling in the arms and hands. There is no medical evidence to confirm this condition or to relate it to service or any other service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of feeling in the arms and hands
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1008421
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