Denied
The Board denied service connection for shin splints, a low back disability, and a left ankle disability. The effective date for the award of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions were related to his military service or caused by any in-service incident.
- Claimed conditions
- shin splints, low back disability, left ankle disability, pneumonia, depressive disorder with anxious distress, right knee disability, tinnitus, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102506
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