The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including depression, anxiety, and memory loss, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not persuasively weigh against finding that the Veteran has any of the claimed conditions at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim, and there is no indication that symptoms associated with these conditions reach the level of a functional impairment of earning capacity required to qualify as a disability in the absence of a diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, anxiety condition, paranoid reaction, memory loss, allergic rhinitis, temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) and jaw pops, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and acid reflux, diarrhea, left elbow condition and forearm sprain, right elbow condition and forearm sprain, left wrist condition, right wrist condition, carpal tunnel, left upper extremity, carpal tunnel, right upper extremity, shaky left hand, shaky right hand, restless leg syndrome, left leg, restless leg syndrome, right leg, left hip pain while moving, right hip pain while moving, hamstring strain, left lower extremity, hamstring strain, right lower extremity, left knee condition, right knee condition, shin splints, left lower extremity, shin splints, right lower extremity, right foot microfracture, tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016748
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,113 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining in-service psychiatric treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Denied
The Veteran's depression was rated at 50 percent prior to July 1, 2016. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. For TDIU, the Veteran had multiple service-connected disabilities but his education and work experience were sufficient for sedentary or light labor employment.
- Granted
The Veteran's depression was rated at 50 percent prior to September 27, 2017. From September 27, 2017, the rating for depression increased to 70 percent.
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