The Board found no current medical diagnosis of a chronic left hand, right hand, or jaw disorder related to service. The chest complaint was not diagnosed as a disability.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability in the record and no nexus between any claimed disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hand disorder, Right hand disorder, Jaw disorder, Chest disorder (costochondritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0105384
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