The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities as secondary to his cervical spine degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that the Veteran's neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities is proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability, specifically his cervical spine degenerative disc disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine degenerative disc disease, Neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Neuropathy 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
- September 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1233587
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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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