The Board denied service connection for stress disorder, left shoulder condition, and gum disease. The claims for lumbosacral strain, right foot pain, left foot pain, and right shoulder condition were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record fails to show a current disability related to the claimed conditions, and there is no approximate balance of positive and negative evidence to apply the benefit-of-the-doubt doctrine.
- Claimed conditions
- stress disorder, left shoulder condition, gum disease, lumbosacral strain, right foot pain, left foot pain, right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25028944
What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- 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.
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