The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity disorders, finding that there is no nexus between his current disabilities and his military service, including exposure to cold weather.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a link between the Veteran’s current conditions and his military service, particularly as he did not have any documented symptoms or diagnoses related to these conditions during service. The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's current disabilities are more likely due to diabetes and the aging process.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper extremity disorder, bilateral lower extremity disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20081805
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
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