The Board has denied service connection for left upper extremity and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of LUE or RUE peripheral neuropathy or radiculopathy affecting either upper extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity (LUE) peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity (RUE) peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24046105
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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