The Board denied service connection for a sinus disability, right eye disability, and peripheral neuropathy in the right upper and lower extremities.,Service connection was not granted as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence establishing a link between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus disability, Right eye disability, Peripheral neuropathy, neuritis, and numbness of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, neuritis, and numbness of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23020214
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