The Board denied service connection for right hand and right wrist disabilities, finding that the Veteran did not incur an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of an in-service injury or disease leading to current right hand and right wrist disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hand Disability, Right Wrist Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24019998
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