The Veteran is seeking service connection for a bilateral hand and nail disorder, which he claims is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board has determined that VA treatment records from the Viera VA Outpatient Clinic need to be obtained, as well as an examination to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral hand and nail disorder may be related to his in-service exposure to herbicides or diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand and nail disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1022447
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What this means for you
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