The Board denied service connection for a left hand disability, left wrist disability, and residuals of prostate cancer as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's period of active service.
The deciding factor: A medical nexus between the in-service complaints and current disabilities has not been established due to the lack of chronicity during or after service and the significant gap in treatment post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hand disability, Left wrist disability, Residuals of prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25050097
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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