The Board denied service connection for bilateral hand disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right foot disability, and left foot disability as there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service injury that caused these conditions.,Service treatment records did not show any diagnosed hand disabilities. The Veteran's claims are based on his statements regarding observable symptoms during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the most probative evidence showed the Veteran does not have a bilateral hand disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right foot disability, or left foot disability at any time during the pendency of the appeal. The service treatment records did not show any diagnosed hand disabilities and the post-service medical records do not support these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand disability, bilateral knee and foot disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22004732
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the listed conditions have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of those claims at a hearing before the Board.
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