The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left hand injury, finding no evidence to support his contention that he sustained such an injury during service or that any current condition is related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive evidence establishing the veteran sustained a left hand injury during service, nor other competent evidence showing that any current left hand condition, including scarring, is the result of an injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left hand injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0624329
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