The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left thumb disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the left thumb pain was less likely than not incurred in or caused by an in-service injury or event after considering the Veteran's statements reporting a left hand injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- left thumb disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19160079
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What this means for you
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