Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a compensable rating for tension headaches, while remanding the claims for left foot metatarsalgia and right foot plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of prostrating attacks or a nexus to service for the tension headaches. For the other conditions, the Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause, and there was no evidence linking them to service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, left ankle condition, left hip condition, left knee condition (bilateral knee condition), right knee condition (bilateral knee condition), lower back condition, left foot metatarsalgia, right foot plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105753
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