The Board denied service connection for right-hand numbness, a right-hand scar, and a right-hand disability due to the lack of credible evidence supporting an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements regarding an in-service injury were not credible given his denial of any prior injuries and consistent reports of current symptoms occurring more than a decade after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right-hand numbness, Right-hand scar, Right-hand disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2026
- Citation
- 26002137
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- Partly granted
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