The Veteran's migraine headaches, right shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, and lumbosacral spine disability are not related to service.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of numbness and tingling of the left upper extremity or radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities that could be attributed to active service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's migraine headaches, right shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, lumbosacral spine disability, numbness and tingling of the left upper extremity, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, or right hand disability to service.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, right shoulder disability, cervical spine disability (claimed as cervical thoracic sprain), lumbosacral spine disability, numbness and tingling of the left upper extremity, rhabdomyolysis of the left lower extremity, rhabdomyolysis of the right lower extremity, right hand disability (claimed as carpal tunnel syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2021
- Citation
- 21031746
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