The Veteran's cervical arthritis is not service-connected as secondary to his chronic low back strain. The issue of left leg numbness remains unresolved.,There is insufficient evidence to determine whether the Veteran has a neurologic disorder involving the left lower extremity, and this claim is pending.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current left leg numbness is related to his service-connected low back strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Arthritis, Neurologic Disorder Manifested by Left Leg Numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1140619
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