The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left hip, knee, TMJ, and shoulder conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting their relation to the Veteran's military service.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

Claimed conditions

left hip condition, left knee condition, temporomandibular joint (TMJ), left shoulder condition, numbness in left leg, numbness in right leg, bilateral shin splints, left thumb numbness, tinea versicolor, contusion of lumbar spine and scoliosis, claimed as musculoskeletal - mid/lower back (thoracolumbar spine), right shoulder labral tear, including SLAP and paralabral cyst (right shoulder)/arthritis, headaches, as secondary to service connection hypertension, anxiety condition, also claimed as depression (psychiatric disorder)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 6, 2025

Citation

A25011332

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