Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability.
The deciding factor: There were no findings, signs, or symptoms to support the diagnoses of any of the claimed disabilities during the VA examinations and in the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability, right lower extremity shin splints, left lower extremity shin splints, shingles, skin condition of the bottom lip, left Achilles tendon condition, left ankle disability, bilateral hearing loss, left ear condition, back disability, right hip disability, sleep apnea, sinus condition, nose trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097967
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