The Board found that the Veteran's current left-sided numbness is not related to his service, specifically a cold weather injury he experienced in December 1945. The evidence did not support a nexus between the cold weather injury and the current condition.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking the current left-sided numbness to the Veteran's reported cold weather injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left sided numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1728223
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