The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for renal calculi, residuals of a laceration of the left arm with ulnar neuropathy, and an increased rating for diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support service connection for any of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- renal calculi, laceration of the left arm with ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0626680
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