The Board denied service connection for various hip, shoulder, arm, and leg conditions due to a lack of evidence of current musculoskeletal disabilities separate from the Veteran's already service-connected radiculopathy/neuropathy.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of current musculoskeletal disabilities other than those addressed as upper and lower extremity radiculopathies.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hip joint pain, Right hip joint pain, Left shoulder joint pain, Right shoulder joint pain, Shooting pain in the right arm, Shooting pain in the left arm, Shooting pain in the left leg, Shooting pain in the right leg, Left ankle sprain, Right ankle sprain, Right wrist sprain, Left wrist sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20080245
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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