The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right upper extremity nerve condition, finding that his current neurological complaints are not related to his in-service deltoid palsy and do not have their onset during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of a peripheral nerve condition and indicated that any neurological condition is less likely as not due to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity nerve condition, loss of use of right arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19106422
What this means for you
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