The Board has granted service connection for numbness and hypoesthesia of the left upper extremity, finding it a qualifying chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness presumed due to Gulf War service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's intermittent numbness and loss of sensation in his left upper extremity were found to be objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability (undiagnosed illness) that manifested during active duty in the Southwest Asia theater, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under the Gulf War provisions.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness, hypoesthesia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193555
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