The Board has determined that the Veteran's numbness of the right upper extremity did not have its onset during active service or result from disease or injury in service. Therefore, service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence linking the current disability to service and the long lapse between service and any documented treatment for the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the right upper extremity, right brachial plexopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2011
- Citation
- 1119050
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for various conditions, including cervical spine disability, numbness of upper extremities, right shoulder impingement syndrome, allergic rhinitis, and scars.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for numbness of the right and left upper extremities, a left foot disability, and found that further evidence is needed to determine the etiology of a left shoulder and lumbar spine disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's motion to withdraw his claims regarding earlier effective dates for numbness of the upper and lower extremities was dismissed as he had withdrawn them himself.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right brachial plexopathy is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during service, and grants service connection for this condition.
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