The Veteran's benign neoplasm of the brain stem, left upper extremity impairment, and left lower extremity impairment are all found to be service connected. The Veteran's symptoms were aggravated by exposure to toxic materials during his military service.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided a thorough rationale for finding that the Veteran's symptoms started and were aggravated by exposure to toxic materials during his military service, leading to the conclusion of service connection on an aggravation basis.
- Claimed conditions
- benign neoplasm of the brain stem, left upper extremity impairment, left lower extremity impairment
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24027184
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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