The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dismissed the claims for left lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy. The claim for GERD was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder, and the Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection of left lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD, psychiatric disorder), Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051192
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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and conducting VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted an effective date of July 31, 2012, for TDIU and October 22, 2012, for service connection of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The appeal for higher ratings and effective dates for various conditions was denied, with the exception of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy which were granted an earlier effective date.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the claims for an initial compensable rating for left ear sensorineural hearing loss, service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability, and a left eye disorder. However, it granted service connection for a back disability and radiculopathy of both lower extremities as secondary to the back disability.
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