The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability in accordance with VA standards.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had any of the claimed disabilities, and thus, service connection could not be established under the direct service connection theory.

Claimed conditions

Bilateral hearing loss, Acquired psychiatric disability, Right shoulder disability, Left shoulder disability, Left thumb disability, Left index finger disability, Left middle finger disability, Left ring finger disability, Left little finger disability, Right thumb disability, Right index finger disability, Right middle finger disability, Right ring finger disability, Right hip disability, Left hip disability, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 28, 2025

Citation

A25093056

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