The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for numbness in his left side toes, right side toes, left hand, and right hand as there is no persuasive evidence that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive evidence of a current disability and the Veteran's statements regarding the onset of numbness in his hands and toes are not supported by medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Numbness in left side toes, Numbness in right side toes, Numbness in left hand, Numbness in right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23039666
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