The Board denied service connection for right hip pain, left hip pain, cervical strain, right ankle strain, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. The 70 percent rating for depressive disorder was also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of a current disability or an in-service incurrence related to the claimed conditions, and the Veteran's symptoms do not equate to total social and occupational impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip pain, left hip pain, cervical strain, right ankle strain, pseudofolliculitis barbae, depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028041
What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted higher ratings for the Veteran's service-connected carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome of both upper extremities, but remanded claims for service connection for sinusitis, calcified lymph nodes on the lungs, and cervical strain.
- Dismissed
The appeals for restoration of ratings and for a higher disability rating were dismissed as the April 2025 rating decision did not make final decisions on these issues.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as depressive disorder, effective May 1, 2017.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
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