Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right and left hand disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current disabilities and his active military service.
The deciding factor: The July 2025 VA opinion was deemed most probative as it considered the entire evidence of record and concluded that the Veteran's bilateral hand disabilities were less likely than not related to service, including any in-service finger jamming injuries or reports of cramping from typing.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand disability, left hand disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25012532
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