The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a nerve condition of the right lower extremity, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence to link it to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of a right leg disability during the pendency of the appeal and the medical opinion provided was inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve condition of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24064304
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