The Board has granted service connection for a nodule of the right hand with objective evidence of pain, as well as high blood pressure and a lower back disorder due to undiagnosed illness. The effective date is December 31, 2006.
The deciding factor: The veteran's complaints of a nodule of the right hand were found to be related to an undiagnosed illness manifesting before December 31, 2006. High blood pressure and low back disorder are considered as resulting from undiagnosed illnesses due to their manifestation within the specified presumptive period.
- Claimed conditions
- high blood pressure, nodule of the right hand, lower back disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2003
- Citation
- 0315703
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