The Board denied service connection for right and left upper extremity numbness and weakness, as well as right and left lower extremity numbness and weakness, all secondary to the service-connected nummular eczema with intermittent seborrheic dermatitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's neurological disabilities were proximately due to or aggravated by the service-connected condition or related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right upper extremity neurological disability, Left upper extremity neurological disability, Right lower extremity neurological disability, Left lower extremity neurological disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23059450
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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