Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, right lower extremity sciatic nerve pain, left lower extremity sciatic nerve pain, and low back disorder as there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence indicating diagnoses or persistent symptoms consistent with the claimed disorders during or after service, and VA examinations were not warranted under the McLendon standard.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, right lower extremity (RLE) sciatic nerve pain, left lower extremity (LLE) sciatic nerve pain, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095038
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