The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a right hand injury, residuals of a head injury (including headaches), cervical spine disability, bilateral upper extremity neurological disability, and stomach disability. The claims for residuals of a right thumb injury, sleep disability, and bilateral lower extremity neurological disabilities are remanded.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's claimed conditions as there is no evidence of chronic or continuous symptoms since service that can be attributed to his active duty.
The deciding factor: The probative medical evidence does not establish a link between the Veteran’s current diagnoses and his military service, including any in-service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right hand injury, residuals of a head injury, to include headaches, cervical spine disability, bilateral upper extremity neurological disability, stomach disability, residuals of a right thumb injury, cervical spine disability (thoracolumbar), sleep disability, bilateral lower extremity neurological disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20071106
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