The Board denied service connection for a left arm disability as the medical evidence did not show current impairment in the left arm and there was no nexus to military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion that any claimed left arm condition was not directly related to military service or the July 1991 altercation, and there is no diagnosis of a peripheral nerve condition of the left arm.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- 25004334
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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