The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and initial ratings for various conditions, including a scar on back of neck/head, right hip limited abduction, adduction, and rotation, PTSD, OSA, hip stress fractures, tibia stress fracture, foot pes planus, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and erectile dysfunction (ED).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the earliest evidence of symptoms relevant to each condition did not support an earlier effective date or a higher initial rating.
- Claimed conditions
- scar on back of neck/head, right hip limited abduction, adduction, and rotation, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), right hip stress fracture, left hip stress fracture, right tibia stress fracture, tibia and/or fibular fracture, and shins splints, left tibia stress fracture, tibia and/or fibular fracture, and shins splints, right foot pes planus and plantar fasciitis, left foot pes planus and plantar fasciitis, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), erectile dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055674
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