Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, neurological impairments of the upper extremities, and dismissed the TDIU claim as moot.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a causal relationship between the Veteran's claimed disabilities and his in-service injuries or illnesses. The onset of these conditions was decades after service, and there were no medical opinions linking them to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, Ulnar and median nerve entrapment in the left upper extremity, Ulnar and median nerve entrapment in the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107688
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