The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current radiculopathy or peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities that are service-connected, as her conditions did not manifest during active duty or within a presumptive period. The Board also found no evidence to support secondary service connection based on pre-existing disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show any current radiculopathy or peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities that are related to military service, including as secondary to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1017500
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