Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence to support higher ratings or a grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings based on the current severity and symptoms reported during examinations and treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, right index finger sprain, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (LLE), sciatic nerve, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (RLE), sciatic nerve, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107100
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