The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a left wrist injury, right thigh condition, and diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes), finding no evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrences that were not resolved.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of currently diagnosed conditions or in-service incurrences that were not resolved.
- Claimed conditions
- Left wrist injury, Right thigh condition, Diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- A19003015
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