The Board denied service connection for various wrist, ankle, neck, back, shoulder, knee, and toe conditions as there was no evidence of current disabilities or in-service injuries that could be linked to these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current diagnoses to his military service or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist condition, right wrist condition, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, neck condition, back condition, left shoulder condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, left plantar calcaneal spur, right plantar calcaneal spur, toe disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19129974
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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