The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cognitive disability and a compensable rating for left little finger fracture, finding that there is not an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a current diagnosis of a cognitive disability or demonstrate functional impairment sufficient to warrant a compensable rating for the left little finger fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- cognitive disability, left little finger fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2026
- Citation
- 26001794
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