The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions have been denied. The Board has remanded several issues due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding potential presumptive service connections.
The deciding factor: The appeal is based on direct service connection, with no evidence of a qualifying chronic disability or environmental exposure that could support a presumption of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Pes Planus in Left Foot","status":"Granted"}, {"condition_name":"Pes Planus in Right Foot","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Left Wrist Tendonitis","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Right Elbow Disorder","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Right Hand Disorder","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Left Hand Disorder","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Left Distal Tibial Irritation","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Right Ankle Disorder","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Disorder","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Sinusitis","status":"Remanded"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19106139
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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