The Board denied service connection for residuals of bilateral ingrown toenails with deformity of pinky toes, left shoulder rotator cuff impingement, headaches, and right elbow arthritic conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability at the time of the rating decision on appeal.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show that the Veteran had a diagnosis of any of the claimed disabilities during or in temporal proximity to the December 2020 claims, and VA's duty to assist in providing an examination was not triggered as there was no evidence of a current disability at the time of the rating decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bilateral ingrown toenails with deformity of pinky toes, left shoulder rotator cuff impingement, headaches, right elbow arthritic conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011201
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