Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a right elbow disability and a right hand disability (carpal and cubital tunnel syndromes) but denied service connection for a left shoulder disability, a left finger disability, and a left ear disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the existence of current disabilities in the left shoulder, left finger, or left ear. The right elbow and hand conditions were linked to an in-service injury and supported by medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right elbow disability, left finger disability, right hand disability (carpal and cubital tunnel syndromes), left ear disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088272
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