The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further clarification and evidence review regarding service connection claims for urinary disability and neurological conditions of the bilateral upper and lower extremities.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting diagnoses and etiology issues that need to be clarified and addressed with additional medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Strain with Chondromalacia Patella, Enthesopathy and Arthritis, Urinary Disability (claimed as neuropathy), Neurological Condition of the Left Lower Extremity (claimed as Neuropathy), Neurological Condition of the Right Lower Extremity (claimed as Neuropathy), Neurological Condition of the Left Upper Extremity (claimed as Neuropathy), Neurological Condition of the Right Upper Extremity (claimed as Neuropathy)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23025293
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What this means for you
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