The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a left finger fracture, right dislocated sternoclavicular joint, right and left wrist disabilities, right and left ankle disabilities, bronchitis, chronic upper respiratory illness, and a rib condition. The evidence does not support current diagnoses for any of these conditions.,The Board also remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition, right foot condition, and left foot condition.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners did not consider the Veteran’s reports of pain and functional impairment related to his claimed conditions. The evidence does not support current diagnoses for any of these conditions.,VA examinations were inadequate as they did not fully consider the Veteran's reports of pain and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"residuals of a left finger fracture","diagnosis":null,"functional_impairment":false}, {"condition_name":"right dislocated sternoclavicular joint","diagnosis":null,"functional_impairment":false}, {"condition_name":"a right wrist disability","diagnosis":null,"functional_impairment":false}, {"condition_name":"a left wrist disability","diagnosis":null,"functional_impairment":false}, {"condition_name":"a right ankle disability","diagnosis":null,"functional_impairment":false}, {"condition_name":"a left ankle disability","diagnosis":null,"functional_impairment":false}, {"condition_name":"bronchitis","diagnosis":null,"functional_impairment":false}, {"condition_name":"chronic upper respiratory illness","diagnosis":null,"functional_impairment":false}, {"condition_name":"a rib condition","diagnosis":null,"functional_impairment":false}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20072859
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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