The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left upper extremity, right upper extremity, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity nerve pain disabilities as secondary to his service-connected cervical neck sprain and lumbar back sprain. The evidence did not establish a current disability of any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims for service connection were not supported by competent medical evidence demonstrating a diagnosed condition or functional impairment due to the claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity nerve pain, right upper extremity nerve pain, left lower extremity nerve pain, right lower extremity nerve pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24083255
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and remanded the claims for right and left lower extremity nerve pain due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity nerve pain as secondary to a service-connected thoracolumbar strain due to insufficient evidence.
- Denied
The rate of payment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits, effective February 14, 2023, is correct; the claim is denied.
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