Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for trigger finger of the right hand, finding no evidence that the condition manifested during or shortly after service and no credible evidence linking it to his military service.
The deciding factor: The lack of in-service symptoms, absence of a diagnosis within one year of separation, and the opinion from the November 2024 VA examiner that the current condition is less likely than not related to service were determining factors.
- Claimed conditions
- trigger finger of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103056
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