Granted
The Board granted service connection for all the veteran's claimed conditions, finding that they began during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's currently diagnosed disabilities were reported at the time of his January 2022 service separation examination and claimed during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle tendonitis, right ankle tendonitis, left foot tendinitis, right foot tendinitis, left knee strain, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain, right lateral epicondylitis, right tenth rib fracture residuals, right shoulder strain, left fourth metacarpal fracture residuals, left middle finger joint disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006846
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