Denied
The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability that began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed disabilities were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's period of active duty, and thus direct service connection was not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- right middle finger disability, right hand pain and/or arthritis, right elbow pain, left elbow pain, lower back pain (lumbosacral strain), left knee disability (claimed as left knee strain or sprain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097702
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