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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20002649
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 112 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including GERD, neck injury, right knee injury, left knee injury, shrapnel wound to the lower left leg, right ankle injury, left ankle injury, RLE neuropathy, and lower back injury.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including sleep apnea, left knee and ankle injuries, tinnitus, right knee strain, and other conditions, are sufficient to produce unemployability. The Board granted the TDIU based on the combined rating of his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no new and relevant evidence to support the claims.
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