The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including neck, shoulder, hip, wrist, thumb, psychiatric disorder, foot pain, flatfoot, hearing loss, knee, and shin splints due to lack of evidence supporting a current disability or an in-service incurrence.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the presence of a current disability or an in-service incurrence for any of the claimed conditions, and the Veteran failed to attend scheduled examinations without good cause.
- Claimed conditions
- neck condition, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right hip condition, left hip condition, right wrist condition, left wrist condition, right thumb condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, anxiety, major depression), left foot pain, right flatfoot, left flatfoot, bilateral hearing loss, right knee condition, left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072633
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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