The Board granted service connection for left leg numbness and left lower extremity neurological dysfunction as secondary to residuals of a left thigh boil removal.
The deciding factor: The benefit of the doubt rule was applied, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on his lay statements and the private evaluation's conclusion that the condition is related to the service-connected scar from the boil removal.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg numbness, left lower extremity neurological dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25052678
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 931 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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