The Board denied service connection for partial loss of use of the left and right lower extremities, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are manifestations of his service-connected knee disabilities.,The Board also denied service connection for a liver disability resulting in elevated liver enzymes, concluding there is no evidence of a current disability.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support the existence of separate and distinct lower extremity disabilities that are separate from his service-connected knee disabilities. The Veteran's symptoms have been attributed to his service-connected knee conditions.,There is no evidence of a current liver disability, as all lab results showed normal levels of liver enzymes.
- Claimed conditions
- partial loss of use of left lower extremity, partial loss of use of right lower extremity, liver disability resulting in elevated liver enzymes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20069986
What this means for you
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