The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for benign tremors, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The decision also addressed a claim for increased rating for residuals of a fracture of the left shoulder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish new and material evidence to reopen the claims for benign tremors or right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy. For the service-connected residuals of a left shoulder fracture, the Veteran's disability was rated at 20 percent based on limitation of motion to shoulder level.
- Claimed conditions
- benign tremors, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1761130
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