The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve in both lower extremities and a psychiatric disorder, but denied service connection for Raynaud's disease, muscle pain, degenerative arthritis, peripheral neuropathy of the ulnar and musculocutaneous nerves in both upper extremities, squamous cell carcinoma, and migraines.
The deciding factor: The Board granted service connection based on the evidence indicating a relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service or a service-connected disability. The denial was due to insufficient evidence of a current disability for Raynaud's disease and other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud's disease, Peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve in the left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve in the right lower extremity, Psychiatric disorder (previously claimed as unspecified anxiety disorder), Muscle pain, Degenerative arthritis, Peripheral neuropathy of the ulnar and musculocutaneous nerves in the left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the ulnar and musculocutaneous nerves in the right upper extremity, Squamous cell carcinoma, Migraines
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023457
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 281 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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