The Board denied service connection for bilateral wrist and hand disabilities as the conditions were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's current wrist and hand disabilities were incurred or aggravated during his service, nor was there a basis to presume such conditions due to any in-service exposure or incident.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral wrist disabilities, bilateral hand disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24031920
What this means for you
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