The Board denied service connection for all the Veteran's claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the present disabilities and any in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not persuasively establish that any of the Veteran's claimed conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder condition, left hand arthritis - long finger condition, left hand arthritis - index finger condition, left hand arthritis - thumb condition, left hand arthritis - little finger condition, left hand arthritis - ring finger condition, left hip arthritis condition, right hip arthritis condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, traumatic brain injury - memory loss condition (TBI), bilateral eye swelling condition, right cheek scar, lower back condition, left foot condition, right foot condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067379
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot, left elbow, left hip, left ankle, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis and lumbosacral or cervical strain was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the other issues were remanded for further evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left foot condition, right foot condition, cellulitis, right ear hearing loss, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal of the proposal to reduce a 40 percent evaluation for lumbosacral strain was dismissed.
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