The Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disability, PFB, left thumb arthritis, and associated surgical scarring were denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for a neck disability. Service connection was not established for PFB or left thumb arthritis. Ratings for left thumb arthritis prior to September 12, 2019, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter, were also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide new and material evidence to reopen the claim for a neck disability. The Board found no medical evidence linking PFB or left thumb arthritis to service. The preponderance of the evidence was against these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), left thumb arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20041657
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