Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left hand, right hand, left ankle, right ankle, left knee, right knee, and migraine headache disorders as there was no evidence of current disabilities or symptoms during the period on appeal.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence to suggest the existence of current disabilities or persistent or recurrent symptoms of the claimed conditions, and the Veteran has not provided competent medical evidence to support his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand disorder, including degenerative arthritis, right hand disorder, including degenerative arthritis, left ankle disorder, including degenerative arthritis, right ankle disorder, including degenerative arthritis, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108505
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