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The VA denied service connection for left and right hand disabilities but remanded decisions on other conditions including hypertension, stroke, ED, arthritis, gout in both feet, and lower back disability.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a disability of the left and/or right hand.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand disability, right hand disability, hypertension, stroke as secondary to hypertension, erectile dysfunction (ED), arthritis (non-degenerative), right foot disability (gout), left foot disability (gout), left knee disability, right knee disability, lower back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25000685
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