Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including herniation and bulging disk L4 through S1, knee pain with osteoarthritis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, cubital tunnel syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, and neuropathy. However, the Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for chronic headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not persuasively weigh in favor of finding that the Veteran had any of the claimed conditions at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- herniation and bulging disk L4 through S1, knee pain with osteoarthritis, left, knee pain with osteoarthritis, right, acquired psychiatric disorder, cubital tunnel syndrome, left, cubital tunnel syndrome, right, carpal tunnel syndrome, left, carpal tunnel syndrome, right, neuropathy, left lower extremity, neuropathy, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25109959
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