The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing or denying them based on the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a review of the evidence that did not support higher ratings or additional service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist degenerative arthritis status post ORIF, right hip degenerative arthritis, impairment of right hip, limitation of extension of the right hip, vision loss, left elbow disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), folate deficiency anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25026612
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 35% (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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for additional medical records and examinations.,Service connection is denied for tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) and remanded the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, PFB, and an earlier effective date for service connection of PFB.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection for anxiety, sinusitis, a cervical spine disability, a left elbow disability, and a right hip disability.
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