The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to service and thus denied all of his service connection claims.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence in the Veteran's service treatment records or other medical records indicating any in-service injury, illness, or event leading to the current diagnoses. The Veteran did not provide a specific link between any of his claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability (depression), sleep apnea, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma, allergies (claimed as allergies to mold and unknown industrial allergies), left lung nodule, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral ankle disability (arthritis), bilateral foot disability (arthritis), fibromyalgia, restless leg syndrome, disability manifested by chronic fatigue, disability manifested by vertigo and a loss of balance, hypertension, multi-focal premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), headaches with sensitivity to light, peripheral edema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2016
- Citation
- 1622520
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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