The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, right and left shoulder and knee joint pain, a sciatic nerve disability, and an earlier effective date for non-allergic rhinitis with recurrent sinusitis and deviated septum. The claims for right and left ankle joint pain were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of current disabilities related to service or that the Veteran's reported symptoms caused any impairment of earning capacity.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Right Shoulder Joint Pain, Left Shoulder Joint Pain, Right Knee Joint Pain, Left Knee Joint Pain, Sciatic Nerve Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25054738
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 32% (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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