The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hand weakness and respiratory disorder (bronchitis) due to lack of evidence of current disability. The other issues were also denied, with some being remanded.
The deciding factor: There was no diagnosed bilateral hand or respiratory disorder found in the record, despite reported symptoms during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand weakness, respiratory disorder (bronchitis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2015
- Citation
- 1551039
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