The Board found that the Veteran's scar on back of left hand and burn scar on left wrist were not incurred or aggravated by service. The claims for headaches, hypertension, and bilateral knee condition are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a direct link between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- scar on back of left hand, burn scar on left wrist
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1712580
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