The Board found that the Veteran did not have any current disabilities related to his service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a right hand injury or blood poisoning during service, and there is insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- injury to the right hand, blood poisoning, skin condition with scars
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1028610
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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