The Board denied service connection for headaches, a left shoulder disability, and lumbar strain as there was no current disability. The cervical strain with cervicalgia claim was dismissed as moot due to an April 2025 rating decision granting service connection.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of a current headache or left shoulder disability, and the cervical strain claims were dismissed as they had been granted in a subsequent rating decision.

Claimed conditions

headaches, left shoulder disability, lumbar strain, claimed as a mid/lower back disability, cervical strain with cervicalgia, claimed as a neck/upper back disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 31, 2025

Citation

A25094669

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