The Board found that the original grant of service connection for left upper extremity neuralgia was not clear and unmistakable error (CUE), thus the severance of service connection was improper, and the appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: There was no clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection for left upper extremity neuralgia as there were conflicting opinions regarding the diagnosis but no evidence showing it was clearly erroneous.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2023
- Citation
- A23030267
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