The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for right arm numbness, as new and material evidence was received. However, there is no current disability of nerve damage that can be attributed to her right arm numbness.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of a current disability of nerve damage related to the Veteran's right arm numbness.
- Claimed conditions
- Right arm numbness, Nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1411665
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