The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, as well as a higher rating for the veteran's depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran had any of the claimed disabilities at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim, except for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities which was found to be caused by his non-service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right wrist disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, service-connected unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25057295
What this means for you
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