Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for right ankle pain is dismissed as moot, while the appeals for service connection for right and left lower extremity thoracic radiculopathy are denied due to lack of evidence showing a current disability.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a current diagnosis for right or left lower extremity thoracic radiculopathy during the relevant claims period on appeal, leading to the denial of service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle pain, right lower extremity thoracic radiculopathy, left lower extremity thoracic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107700
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