The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including degenerative left and right hands and fingers, headaches, a left ankle condition, left foot sprain, a degenerative neck condition, and a left hip condition as secondary to a service-connected disability. The lower back condition, insomnia, and left arm numbness were remanded.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the existence of current disabilities or a nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.

Claimed conditions

Degenerative left hand and fingers, Degenerative right hand and fingers, Headaches, Left ankle condition, Left foot sprain, Degenerative neck condition, Left hip condition, as secondary to service-connected right patellar arthrosis

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 7, 2025

Citation

A25086866

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