The Board denied service connection for urinary tract infection (UTI) and remanded claims for post-micturition dribbling and cervical radiculopathy, left upper extremity.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not support a finding that the Veteran had a current UTI diagnosis at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim. The VA examiner opined that the claimed condition was less likely than not proximately due to or the result of the Veteran's service-connected condition and was less likely than not caused by the indicated toxic exposure risk activity(ies).
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical radiculopathy, left upper extremity, Post-micturition dribbling, Urinary tract infection (UTI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25033968
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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