The Veteran's left upper back pain, paresthesia, and numbness are found to be related to his service-connected residuals of HNP. The Veteran is granted a 20 percent disability rating for metatarsalgia affecting both feet from January 7, 2007.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left upper back symptoms were noted in service and are considered manifestations of his service-connected residuals of thoracic spine HNP.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper back pain, left upper back paresthesia, left upper back numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1537878
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- Denied
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