The Veteran's left radial nerve palsy is denied as it was not caused by VA care or treatment, and the Board finds no fault on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran’s left radial nerve palsy resulted from a failure to meet standards of care, negligence, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA in providing care or treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- left radial nerve palsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20021175
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