The Board denied service connection for muscle pain in the left arm, lower back, and left shoulder, as well as an unspecified anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle pain, left arm, muscle pain, left shoulder, muscle pain, lower back, unspecified anxiety disorder (claimed as anxiety condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011026
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 868 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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