The Board has denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding no current disability on which to base a claim in this case.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of any neurological condition of the bilateral upper or left lower extremities throughout the appeal period. The Veteran's statements regarding onset during military service are outweighed by other evidence indicating lack of such complaints at separation from service and contemporaneous examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities, Peripheral neuropathy of left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2018
- Citation
- 1805424
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