Denied
The Board denied service connection for shin splints, tendonitis, headaches, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to the appellant's military service.
The deciding factor: There is no clinical evidence diagnosing any of these disabilities in the record currently before the Board, nor did the appellant relay having received such a diagnosis by a medical professional during the evidentiary window.
- Claimed conditions
- shin splints, tendonitis, headaches, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099535
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