The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for nervousness and a right ulnar nerve disability, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the August 1955 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The RO did not clearly and unmistakably err in denying service connection based on the evidence of record at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- nervousness, paralysis of the right ulnar nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26018901
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