The Board denied service connection for left hand pain, finger pain of the left hand, left foot pain, and right foot pain as there was no evidence of a current disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of a left hand, left foot, or right foot disability, and he was not competent to provide a medical nexus between his claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand pain, finger pain of left hand, left foot pain, right foot pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25026988
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right foot pain, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that her right foot pain is related to service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the issues of whether revision is warranted in the decision to deny compensation for right and left foot pain due to prohibited concurrent election.
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