The Board denied service connection for neurological disorders of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding no current diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy or radiculopathy. The Veteran's CTS was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy or radiculopathy, and there is no established continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Neurological Disorder (Bilateral Upper Extremities), Neurological Disorder (Bilateral Lower Extremities)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22041322
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