The Board has denied service connection for multiple conditions including right elbow, right hand fingers, left shin splints, left shoulder, right wrist, and right shoulder conditions as there is no persuasive evidence of current disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no pre-decisional duty to assist error, and the persuasive record shows no current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow condition, right hand fingers condition, left shin splints, left shoulder condition, right wrist condition, right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26010130
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