The Board denied service connection for all the conditions claimed by the Veteran, as there was no evidence of a current disability that began during service or is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence supporting a link between any of the claimed conditions and the Veteran's active service. The absence of complaints or diagnoses of these conditions during service, combined with the lack of current diagnosis for some conditions, led to the denial of all claims.

Claimed conditions

headaches, liver condition, kidney condition, GERD, hypertension, sleep apnea, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, COPD

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 8, 2025

Citation

A25105306

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