The Board found no evidence of current nerve damage of the right lower extremity and denied service connection for this condition as it is not related to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There was no objective evidence showing current disability referable to the Veteran's claimed right lower extremity nerve damage, and the May/June 2011 VA examination did not find nerve damage.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve damage of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1202952
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