The Veteran's seafood reaction is not related to his active service.,There is no current diagnosis of a left hand and fingers disability or a right hand and fingers disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the presence of any diagnosed conditions for which service connection could be granted, with the exception of benign prostatic hyperplasia, right foot degenerative disease, left foot plantar fasciitis, diverticulitis, gastritis, and sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Seafood Reaction, Left Hand and Fingers Disability, Right Hand and Fingers Disability, Left Wrist Disability, Stomach Polyps
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18133889
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