The Board denied service connection for right knee, left knee, diabetes, left finger, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to the lack of new and relevant evidence. The claims for sleep apnea and headaches were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were denied as there was no new and relevant evidence submitted since previous denials, and the Board found that the Veteran's service treatment records did not show current diagnoses or a nexus to service for these conditions. For sleep apnea and headaches, additional evidence is needed to determine if they are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability, diabetes, left finger disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105762
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