The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine disability, numbness in the left hand (claimed as radiculopathy), and thoracolumbar degenerative arthritis with left lower extremity radiculopathy. The right shoulder disability was granted but not increased beyond a 10% rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service, may not be presumed to have been incurred in service, and are not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by a service-connected disability (namely, the right shoulder disability).
- Claimed conditions
- Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) with degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine, Numbness of the 4th and 5th fingers of the left hand (claimed as radiculopathy), Thoracolumbar degenerative arthritis with left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1046209
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