The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and higher ratings for various disabilities, as well as remanded several issues for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran had filed a claim or intended to file a claim for any of the conditions prior to the respective dates assigned by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, unspecified anxiety disorder, left shoulder degenerative arthritis and shoulder impingement, right shoulder degenerative arthritis and spurring, right knee degenerative arthritis, instability, right knee degenerative arthritis with limitation of flexion, degenerative disc disease and arthritis with IVDS, radiculopathy (sciatic), left lower extremity, radiculopathy (femoral), left lower extremity, radiculopathy (sciatic), right lower extremity, radiculopathy (femoral), right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047512
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and no competent evidence linking the condition to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding their etiology.
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