The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hand pain and numbness, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service, nor any continuity of symptoms since service. The Board also found that the medical evidence does not support a link between current hand pain and numbness and active duty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's complaints of hand pain and numbness were not documented in his service treatment records, and there is no evidence of such conditions within one year after separation from service. The Board also found that the medical evidence does not support a link between current symptoms and active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand pain, hand numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20025146
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