The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right hand arthritis and refractive error of the eyes, finding no current disability and that these conditions are not diseases or injuries within VA compensation criteria.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current right hand disability or refractive error. The preponderance of the evidence does not support the veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Refractive error of the eyes (presumably bilateral), Right hand arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0300814
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