The Board denied service connection for right upper extremity chronic pain, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ulnar neuropathy. The TDIU claim was also denied as there is no evidence that the service-connected disability renders the Veteran unemployable.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between the current right upper extremity chronic pain and either service or service-connected conditions, nor does it show that the service-connected condition causes the Veteran to be unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity chronic pain, right ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103628
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a duty to assist error occurred and remands the case for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's diagnosed right ulnar neuropathy is etiologically related to his active service, including conceded in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to January 13, 2023 for service connection of right wrist condition and right ulnar neuropathy as these conditions were not shown to have been present before the receipt of his supplemental claim on that date.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left ulnar neuropathy, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and either in-service injury or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal of all claims on December 16, 2024.
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