The Board has denied service connection for left and right arm disabilities, as well as left and right leg disabilities, due to a lack of evidence showing that these conditions are related to military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations found no residuals of cold exposure in the Veteran's arms or legs, and concluded that his symptoms were not caused by cold exposure during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Arm Disability, Right Arm Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20032503
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