The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including fractures of the wrists and ankles, a foot disorder, hypertension, lacerations to fingers and palms, and a skin condition. The decision states that there is no current evidence of these conditions during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not granted because the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence of current disabilities related to his in-service injuries or exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the left wrist, disorder of the right foot (plantar fasciitis), residuals of a fracture of the right thumb, residuals of a left ankle injury, hypertension with hypertensive headaches, laceration of the right ring finger, laceration of the distal end of the right fourth finger, laceration of the left palm, laceration of the left fourth finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20002649
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board granted a readjudication of the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left ankle injury due to new and relevant evidence. The case is remanded for further adjudication.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, and thus denied his claim for TDIU.
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