The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral lower leg condition, finding no evidence of a congenital spinal defect and insufficient medical evidence linking his current conditions to service.
The deciding factor: There is no credible medical or lay evidence establishing a link between the Veteran's diagnosed bilateral leg conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower leg condition, peripheral polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23019163
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