The Board has granted service connection for left upper and lower extremity neurological symptoms, finding that the Veteran's complaints began during active service and have persisted without resolution.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence balanced in favor of the Veteran's reports of persistent symptoms since service, resolving any doubt in his favor.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity neurological symptoms, left lower extremity neurological symptoms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23001998
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