The Board denied claims for service connection for left arm and leg disorders, finding no current disability in either upper or lower extremity. The Veteran's symptoms were not supported by medical evidence.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of a left upper or lower extremity nerve condition, and the Veteran did not report any symptoms related to his left arm or leg during VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm disorder, left leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21030777
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- Dismissed
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