The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right and left forearm disabilities, neck sprain, bilateral hearing loss, right-hand disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), bilateral flatfoot, and a compensable rating for right shoulder scar(s) associated with right shoulder strain, status post-surgery.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not persuasively weigh in favor of finding that the Veteran had any of the claimed disabilities during or approximate to the pendency of the claims, nor was there an in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury related to the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right forearm disability, left forearm disability, neck sprain, bilateral hearing loss, right-hand disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), bilateral flatfoot, also claimed as bilateral fallen arches, right shoulder scar(s) associated with right shoulder strain, status post-surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24070678
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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