The Board denied the claims for service connection for a right fifth finger disorder and residuals of a right leg injury due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
The deciding factor: The claim was denied because the Veteran failed to appear for scheduled VA examinations, which were necessary to determine whether he is entitled to service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right fifth finger disorder, residuals of a right leg injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25007248
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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