The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including sleep apnea, left and right hand disabilities, lumbar degenerative disc disease, left and right knee disabilities, hypertension, coronary artery disease, headache disability, vertigo, hiatal hernia/GERD, and effective date prior to June 28, 2018, for the award of service connection for other trauma and stressor-related disorder. The Board granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent, but no higher, for other trauma and stressor-related disorder and a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or otherwise incurred therein.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, left hand disability (multiple digit trigger finger pain and stiffness), right hand disability (multiple digit trigger finger pain and stiffness), lumbar degenerative disc disease, left knee disability (functional impairment with complaints of pain, weakness, and limited motion), right knee disability (functional impairment with complaints of pain, weakness, and limited motion), hypertension, coronary artery disease, status post bypass graft and PTCAx5, headache disability, vertigo, hiatal hernia/GERD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045909
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 907 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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