The Veteran's paresthesias of the trunk and left arm numbness are granted as service-connected due to continuity of symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: Service records show intermittent complaints of numbness, tingling, and pain in various areas including the trunk and left arm throughout her military service, with no intercurrent causes noted.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness, paresthesias, neck pain, lumbar spine pain, and radiating pain related to trunk paresthesias, numbness in left upper extremity, rucksack palsy, Lhermitte’s sign, numbness and tingling of the left upper extremity, and neuropathies related to left arm numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20080222
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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