Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including headaches, BCC, carpal tunnel, CFS, fibromyalgia, right ear hearing loss, lipoma, OSA, thoracic pain, neck pain, and peripheral neuropathy in the left and right lower extremities, as there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence of record did not support a finding of a medical nexus between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his military service, including participation in toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).
- Claimed conditions
- acute/intermittent tension headaches, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), right carpal tunnel, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, right ear hearing loss, lipoma on the back of the neck, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), thoracic pain, neck pain, left upper extremity (LUE) peripheral neuropathy (PN), left lower extremity (LLE) PN, right lower extremity (RLE) PN
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104644
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