Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for their right shoulder and right long finger disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide evidence of a worsening condition within one year prior to the claim for increase.
- Claimed conditions
- contusion, right anterior rotator cuff with AC joint separation, right shoulder, fracture, right 3rd long finger, distal phalanx
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25006098
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