Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hand arthritis, right and left hand pain, and lumbosacral strain as there was no evidence of current disability or in-service injury, disease, or event.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service injury, disease, or event for any of the claimed conditions, and there were no current diagnoses of arthritis or chronic pain that could be related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand arthritis, right hand pain, left hand pain, lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110466
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