The Veteran has been granted service connection for memory loss, determined to be due to an undiagnosed illness. The right upper extremity tingling and numbness have also been granted as service-connected.,The Board notes that the issues of service connection are related but distinct. Memory loss is considered a chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness, while the tingling and numbness of the right upper extremity (right carpal tunnel syndrome) has been determined to be due to new evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's memory loss was found to be due to an undiagnosed illness, as evidenced by objective indications of chronic disability not attributable to a known clinical diagnosis. The tingling and numbness were found to be related to new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Memory Loss, Tingling and Numbness of Right Upper Extremity (Right Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2016
- Citation
- 1607621
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