The Board has determined that there is no evidence of chronic disabilities affecting the right hip, low back, middle finger, ankles, wrists, thumbs, or shoulder during service. The Veteran's current complaints are not supported by objective medical findings and he does not have a currently diagnosed disability for which service connection can be granted.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence shows no diagnoses of chronic disabilities affecting these joints during service, and there is no competent evidence linking any claimed disorders to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disorder, Low Back Disorder, Disorder of the Right Middle Finger, Right Ankle Disorder, Left Ankle Disorder, Right Wrist Disorder, Left Wrist Disorder, Disorder of the Right Thumb, Disorder of the Left Thumb, Right Shoulder Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1711448
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