The Board denied service connection for both a right wrist disorder and a right hand disorder, finding that there was no evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrences.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support the claims for service connection as no current disorders were shown and there was no credible nexus between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Wrist Disorder, Right Hand Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20008165
What this means for you
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