The Board denied a compensable evaluation for scars of the left hand, finding that the veteran's symptoms are not due to service-connected scars and do not meet criteria for a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's weakness in his left upper extremity was attributed to other conditions rather than the service-connected scars of the left hand.
- Claimed conditions
- Scars of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0203569
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