Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence of record does not support a finding that any of these disabilities are related to the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that the Veteran has had any of the claimed disabilities at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim, and they are not otherwise etiologically linked to disease or injury incurred during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with degenerative disc disease and grade 1 retrolisthesis, right wrist sprain, right hand strain, prostate condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), cervical spondylosis, eustachian tube dysfunction (ear disability), left hip condition, right hip condition, left leg functional tremors, right leg functional tremors, left knee condition, sleep apnea, respiratory condition, sinusitis, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019689
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