The Board denied service connection for right and left wrist disabilities, as well as a claim of extreme fatigue. The Veteran argued that these conditions were related to an in-service injury from a water hose incident.,There is no evidence linking the current wrist conditions or fatigue directly to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found no direct link between the claimed conditions and service, including the alleged in-service injury from a water hose incident.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist disability, Left wrist disability, Extreme fatigue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19179956
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