The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service or any incident of service.
The deciding factor: The record evidence does not show that the Veteran experiences any current disability due to his claimed TBI, right ankle disability, or right shoulder disability which is related to active service. The available service treatment records and post-service medical evidence do not support a finding of a current disability attributable to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI), right ankle disability, right shoulder disability, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, lumbosacral strain, left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, right knee degenerative arthritis, left little finger/mallet finger disability, right knee scar, tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101176
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