The Board has denied service connection for tendonitis of the right hand, tendonitis of the left hand, and bilateral tinea pedis (Athlete's foot).
The deciding factor: There is no current disability found to be related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Tendonitis of the right hand, Tendonitis of the left hand, Bilateral tinea pedis (Athlete's foot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1733091
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
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