The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his status post laceration of the left wrist was denied as there is no evidence of nonlinear, deep, unstable, or painful scarring that adversely affects any function.,Service connection for sleep apnea was also denied as the competent and probative evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current disability is due to an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports did not show any nonlinear, deep, unstable, or painful scarring on the left wrist. The Veteran reported no pain in his wrist scar during the May 2010 VA examination.,There is no evidence of a diagnosed undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness that could be linked to the Veteran's sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- status post laceration of the left wrist, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1314314
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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