The Veteran's claims for right-hand and left-hand conditions have been denied as there is no current evidence of a diagnosed condition.,For the dental condition, the Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence to establish that he has lost teeth due to trauma or disease. The AOJ must obtain an examination to determine if such loss exists.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records do not show any hand conditions during his active duty service. There is no current medical evidence of a diagnosed right-hand or left-hand condition.,The Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence to establish that he has lost teeth due to trauma or disease. The AOJ must obtain an examination to determine if such loss exists.
- Claimed conditions
- Right-hand condition, Left-hand condition, Dental condition, Left-knee condition, Prostate condition (due to herbicide exposure), Rheumatoid arthritis (due to herbicide exposure)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2023
- Citation
- A23037136
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