The Board found that the veteran's left index finger amputation was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, including active duty for training and inactive duty for training.
The deciding factor: Service medical records were unavailable due to lack of record retention. The evidence did not establish a nexus between the current condition and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- amputation of the left index finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2005
- Citation
- 0511268
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's amputation of the left index finger, as the evidence supports that the amputation is without metacarpal resection at the proximal interphalangeal joint or proximal thereto.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including amputation of the left index finger, deviated septum, and other disabilities. The decision also noted that some issues were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death, finding that the Veteran's death was due to natural causes and not related to his service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for amputation of the left index finger, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to inadequate opinions in previous examinations.
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