The Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological disorder of the left upper extremity, which he contends is secondary to his service-connected chronic cervicalgia, was denied as there is no credible evidence showing a current disability and no link between the claimed condition and service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's diagnosed neurological disorder of the left upper extremity to service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1146434
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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