The Veteran's claim for service connection for numbness of the bilateral upper extremities and basal cell carcinoma of the skin, to include as due to Agent Orange exposure, is denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of numbness of bilateral upper extremities or sufficient evidence of functional impairment to constitute a disability. For the second issue, the Veteran's BCC was not related to his service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Board did not find any diagnosed condition for the numbness and concluded that there is insufficient evidence of functional impairment to constitute a current disability. The BCC was found not related to service due to lack of exposure confirmation.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of bilateral upper extremities, basal cell carcinoma of the skin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19172342
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