The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left-hand condition and sleep apnea, finding insufficient evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no link between the Veteran’s current left-hand pain and his military service or any exposure during his service in the Persian Gulf. The examiner also noted that there is no medical evidence to relate the Veteran's left-hand pain to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left-hand condition, chronic left-hand strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066375
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