The Board denied service connection for acquired mood disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and increased ratings for spine disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, ED, and bilateral knee pain were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted was not new and relevant to the claims of service connection for acquired mood disorder and bilateral hearing loss, as it did not establish a medical nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service. The ratings assigned for the spine disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy were denied due to insufficient evidence showing that these disabilities more closely approximated the criteria for higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Bilateral Hearing Loss, Spine Disability, Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Bilateral Knee Pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096024
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