The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions and denied service connection for a musculoskeletal disability, while remanding two skin and dizziness claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current MSK condition was related to his in-service exposure or any other event during service. The Board also found no basis to grant service connection on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure, as the conditions were not listed under the presumption.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, neurological condition, headaches, blurred vision, genitourinary condition, autoimmune disorder, digestive condition, erectile dysfunction, MSK disability (left shoulder rotator cuff syndrome, left foot inferior calcaneal bone spur and retrocalcaneal bone spur)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092634
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