Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for an earlier effective date and higher ratings, as well as denied service connection for various conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the claimed disabilities were incurred in or aggravated by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a cerebral infarction (claimed as stroke), Disability manifested by intense pain to the left lower leg/joints, Disability manifested by intense pain to the right lower leg/joints, Pterygium, Cervical radiculopathy of the right upper extremity (upper radicular group) (claimed as neuropathy of the fingers in the right hand), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109799
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