The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left thumb disorder, finding that there is no evidence of continuity of symptoms since service and no competent medical opinion linking his current condition to service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of continuity of symptoms since service and the VA examiner found no nexus between the in-service injury and the Veteran's current left thumb arthritis and foreign body object.
- Claimed conditions
- left thumb arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20012658
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, and various other conditions as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case for further development, including an adequate VA examination and a determination of whether separate ratings or service connection are warranted for paresthesias and/or muscle atrophy as distinct disabilities of the Veteran's service-connected left wrist or left-hand disabilities.
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