The Veteran's claim for service connection for numbness of the arms and shoulders is denied. The Board finds no objective evidence of such condition during his VA examinations, and thus cannot grant service connection. For his lumbar spine DJD, a rating of 40 percent is granted effective July 31, 2008. For his cervical spondylosis, a rating of 20 percent is granted effective July 31, 2008.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of numbness in the arms and shoulders during VA examinations or by private providers. The Veteran's complaints are attributed to essential tremor, which is already service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 7, 2013
- Citation
- 1315026
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