The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right hand disorder related to his active service or any service-connected disabilities, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: VA medical examinations and opinions consistently found no direct relationship between the veteran's current right hand disorder and either his active service or his service-connected cervical radiculopathy and right shoulder disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635207
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What this means for you
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