Denied
The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine, cervical spine, bilateral hearing loss, and left shoulder disabilities. The claims for erectile dysfunction and a respiratory disability were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's current conditions were related to his military service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine disability, Cervical spine disability, Bilateral hearing loss, Left shoulder disability, Erectile dysfunction (secondary to medications used to treat service-connected disabilities), Respiratory disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097859
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