The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the left finger and hand, as well as for the left foot and ankle condition. The decision stated that there was no evidence linking these conditions to military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no medical evidence showing a direct link between the current disabilities and the Veteran's active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of left finger and hand, left foot and ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19196525
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,960 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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