The Veteran's claims for service connection of right and left arm disorders, as well as an increased rating for his service-connected left knee disability, have been denied.,There is no evidence of a diagnosed right or left arm disorder. The Veteran's reported symptoms do not meet the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a diagnosis of a bilateral arm disorder and there is no functional impairment documented in the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Arm Disorder, Left Arm Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21012928
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