Denied
The Board dismissed or denied service connection for various conditions, including back pain, mental health disorders, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy. The claims were not granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not support the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of diagnosis or a link to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- back pain, mental health disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left knee disability, right knee disability, insomnia, pseudo-folliculitis barbae (PB), scars, disability of the left upper extremity, disability of the right upper extremity, dental disability, claimed as periodontal disease and missing teeth, for compensation purposes, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25021952
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