The Board denied service connection for a back condition, neck condition, bilateral foot condition, bilateral hand / fingers condition, and bilateral wrist condition as the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's period of active service.

The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not persuasively weigh in favor of a finding that any current back, neck, foot, hand, or wrist condition was incurred in, or otherwise caused by, any incident of any period of service. The Veteran's lay statements regarding continuous symptoms since service were considered but did not establish the presence of chronic conditions as defined by 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a).

Claimed conditions

bilateral vision disability, liver condition, right ankle pain, left ankle pain, right leg pain, left leg pain, right shoulder pain, left shoulder pain, obesity, arrhythmia, erectile dysfunction, bilateral foot condition, bilateral hand / fingers condition, bilateral wrist condition, back condition, neck condition

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 30, 2025

Citation

A25008566

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