The Board denied service connection for all conditions and a higher initial rating for the residuals of laceration of the right fourth finger.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions were related to or aggravated by service, nor was there sufficient evidence to warrant an increased rating for the residuals of the laceration.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of laceration of the right fourth finger, Hearing loss, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Tinea pedis, Gingival hyperplasia, Degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, Left knee disorder, to include chondromalacia patellae and/or patellofemoral pain syndrome, Greater trochanteric bursitis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0814899
What this means for you
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