The Veteran's bilateral thumb disorder and left hand cramping were not incurred in service, and are not related to his service-connected lumbar spine condition. The Board finds no evidence of a chronic disease or injury during service that could be presumed due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records do not show any complaints or diagnoses of bilateral thumb disorders or left hand cramping. No chronic diseases were noted, and the Veteran did not report symptoms until many years after service. The current conditions are not related to his service-connected lumbar spine condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Thumb Disorder, Left Hand Cramping
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2013
- Citation
- 1308731
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