The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right wrist condition, left wrist condition, and stiffness in his right hand middle finger due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that there is no medical evidence showing any current diagnosed right wrist or left wrist condition, and the right hand middle finger condition is not related to an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist condition, Left wrist condition, Stiffness in right hand, middle finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140112
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What this means for you
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