The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for numbness of his left arm, finding that there were no objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability and insufficient evidence to support a current diagnosis. The Veteran's opinion was not considered competent medical evidence.
The deciding factor: There were no objective indications of neurological deficit in the left upper extremity, and the Veteran's opinion as to the diagnosis or etiology of his reported symptoms is not competent medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the left arm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1719509
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing at the RO before a Veterans Law Judge.
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