The Board has granted service connection for bilateral upper extremity neurological disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are etiologically related to his in-service cold exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current left and right upper extremity neurological disabilities are related to his in-service frostbite and cold weather exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity neurological disability, right upper extremity neurological disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22029684
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