The Board denied the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity numbness, a left foot disability secondary to diabetes, and remanded the claim for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue due to potential herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a current diagnosis or a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity numbness. The Veteran's left foot disability was not caused by his diabetes, which is not service-connected. For squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, there was an indication that it could be related to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity numbness, left lower extremity numbness, squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, left foot disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24001285
What this means for you
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