The Board denied service connection for hand rash, vision loss based on refractive error, and lumbar spine disability, among other conditions. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for right knee limitation of extension.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a current diagnosis of hand rash or any resulting functional impairment. Refractive errors are not disabilities for which service connection may be granted. The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, hip and thigh impairments, and other conditions do not meet the criteria for higher ratings based on the available medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- hand rash, vision loss based on refractive error, lumbosacral strain (lumbar spine disability), right hip limitation of flexion, left hip limitation of flexion, right hip limitation of extension, left hip limitation of extension, right thigh impairment, left thigh impairment, right knee patellofemoral syndrome (right knee disability), cluster headaches, ventricular septal defect, rectal fissures, plantar fasciitis, bilateral breast condition, pelvis and abdominal pain, blisters on lips claimed as herpes, fatigue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25030021
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Decisions by this judge: 1,990 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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