The Board has granted service connection for bilateral shoulder, hand, foot, and leg disabilities as presumed related to service in Southwest Asia. The Veteran's cervical spine disability is rated at 30 percent, and his lumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records documented the Veteran’s complaints of pain while in active service. VA examinations confirmed that there are no diagnoses for these disabilities but noted pain as the primary symptom. The Board finds that the evidence supports presumptive service connection based on exposure to Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral hand disability, bilateral foot disorder, bilateral leg disability (including peripheral neuropathy)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1743105
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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