The Veteran's bilateral ankle disability, lumbar spine disability, skin disorder, and tuberculosis (TB) were not shown as chronic in service or within the applicable presumptive period. Continuity of symptomatology is not established; and the disabilities are not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.,Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity (PN RUE), left upper extremity (PN LUE), and bilateral lower extremities (PN BLE) were manifested with moderate incomplete paralysis of the median nerve, sciatic nerve, respectively.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability was caused or incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Ankle Disability, Lumbar Spine Disability, Skin Disorder, Tuberculosis (TB), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Upper Extremity (PN RUE), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Upper Extremity (PN LUE), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Bilateral Lower Extremities (PN BLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21040938
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