The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spinal cord injury with residual bilateral upper extremity paresis, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, and right knee condition. The Board found that there was no current disability for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a present diagnosis or impairment of earning capacity for the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spinal cord injury, residuals of a head injury, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- A19003200
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What this means for you
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