The Board found that nerve damage, bilateral hands, was not incurred in or related to the veteran's service. The claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a connection between the veteran's current nerve damage, bilateral hands, and his service.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve damage, bilateral hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0419051
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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