The Veteran's headaches are not secondary to his service-connected thoracolumbar or foot disabilities and are not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,There is no current diagnosis of nerve damage, and the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's nerve damage is related to his service-connected disability. The Veteran's symptoms were more accurately attributed to Parkinson's disease.,The Veteran's right arm numbness is not secondary to his service-connected thoracolumbar or foot disabilities and are not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease. The examiner noted there was no medical causation possible for a lumbar spine injury to cause upper extremity symptoms.,The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is not secondary to his service-connected disability, as the evidence does not support a finding that it is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The December 2021 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's headaches were less likely than not related to his service-connected low back disability.,The December 2021 VA examiner determined that the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of nerve damage and attributed his symptoms more accurately to Parkinson's disease.,The December 2021 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's right arm numbness was unrelated to his lumbar spine and lower extremity disabilities, as there is no medical causation possible for a lumbar spine injury to cause upper extremity symptoms.,The December 2021 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's Parkinson's disease was less likely than not caused or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, nerve damage, right arm numbness, Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22011195
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