The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine disability and secondary left arm numbness, which are considered one disorder due to overlapping diagnoses. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service injury during a jeep accident.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran sustained an in-service neck injury from a jeep accident, leading to current diagnoses of cervical neuroforaminal stenosis with arthritis and cervicalgia (cervical spine disability) and left arm numbness. The Board granted service connection based on direct service connection due to the in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical neuroforaminal stenosis with arthritis and cervicalgia (cervical spine disability), left arm numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2020
- Citation
- 20064471
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Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left arm numbness, seborrhea dermatitis, and sleep apnea as there was no persuasive evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for left arm numbness due to inadequate medical evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral athlete's foot, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain syndrome, left arm numbness, left leg cramps, right leg cramps, and a urinary tract disorder as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a relationship to service.
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