The Board denied service connection for a right arm condition manifested by pain, finding no causal relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the current right arm condition and any incident or disease in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right arm pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26018486
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