The Board has determined that the Veteran's brain tumor, neuropathy of the hands and feet, and left leg numbness are not related to her active service or a service-connected disability. The Veteran's headaches were found to be unrelated to her service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a direct relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and her active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a brain tumor, neuropathy of the right hand, neuropathy of the left hand, neuropathy of the right foot, neuropathy of the left foot, left leg numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2018
- Citation
- 1823203
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back condition, left hip condition, left leg numbness, left shoulder condition, and acquired psychiatric condition (depression) as secondary to a back injury during service. The evidence did not show current disabilities or a link between these conditions and service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for neuropathy of the left hand, right leg, and left leg as well as for acute headaches (claimed as migraines) due to lack of evidence of current disabilities. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current disability of peripheral neuropathy or migraine headaches.
- Granted
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