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, including the service-connected right ulnar neuropathy. The Board also found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him 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 assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103628
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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