The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left thumb disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology and relationship to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the left thumb condition was less likely than not incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury, event or illness.
- Claimed conditions
- left thumb disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2015
- Citation
- 1549873
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right foot pes planus and denied it for a left thumb disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.
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