Service connection for anhidrosis is granted. The Veteran's in-service sympathectomy resulted in anhidrosis above the chest.,Service connection for a neurological disability of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity is denied as there is no separate disability found.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports service connection for anhidrosis due to the Veteran's in-service sympathectomy, but does not support separate disabilities for his lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Anhidrosis, Neurological disability of the right lower extremity, Neurological disability of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19167921
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