The Board has determined that the Veteran's thoracic inlet syndrome, including numbness and tingling of the bilateral upper extremities, is as likely as not related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements supported by a medical professional's diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome were found credible and sufficient to establish a nexus between the current disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic inlet syndrome, numbness and tingling of the bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1334441
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his claims of entitlement to service connection for numbness and tingling of the bilateral lower and upper extremities, balance problems, a skin condition, residuals of a left great toe injury, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and Parkinson's disease; as well as an initial increased evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's thoracic inlet syndrome, including numbness and tingling of the bilateral upper extremities, is as likely as not related to his active military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and consideration of service connection for numbness and tingling in the bilateral upper extremities, including a review of potential theories such as direct service connection or secondary service connection.
- Denied
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