The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral arm condition, back injury, bilateral neuromas with peripheral neuropathy, deviated nasal septum, and residuals of a shrapnel wound of the left hand are not supported by the evidence. The preponderance of the evidence is against these claims.
The deciding factor: The veteran's accounts of injuries in service were not corroborated by medical records or other evidence, and there was no established continuity of symptomatology to support current diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- Back injury, Bilateral arm condition, Bilateral neuromas with peripheral neuropathy, Deviated nasal septum, Residuals of a shrapnel wound of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0639974
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What this means for you
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