The Board has determined that a chronic right hand disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: Service medical records were negative for any history, complaints, or abnormal findings indicative of a right hand disability. The earliest clinical indication of a right hand disability is from May 2004, more than 50 years after discharge from service. There is no evidence of an in-service injury to the right hand.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right hand disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0501018
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