The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating were denied. The Board found no current disabilities for the claimed conditions, except for a diagnosed left superficial peroneal nerve and lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity which was rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of any current disability for the claimed conditions, with the exception of the left superficial peroneal nerve and lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, which was found to be a moderate incomplete paralysis warranting a 20% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist, right wrist, right hip, left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101566
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection was dismissed due to untimely filing.
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