The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right fourth MCP joint injury, fractured right fifth MCP joint, left plantaris rupture, and rib contusion. The Board found that there was no current disability resulting from these in-service injuries.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability related to the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right fourth metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint injury, fractured right fifth MCP joint, left plantaris rupture, rib contusion, service-connected left index finger scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1708555
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