The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not show a relationship between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his military service, and there was no persuasive evidence suggesting that any such disability began during active service or in one year following separation from active service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, rhinitis, sinus disability, asthma, COPD, hypertension, cardiac disability, prostate cancer, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, left ring trigger finger, right foot disability, left foot disability, diabetes mellitus type II (DM II), cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, lumbar spine disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (generalized anxiety disorder, depression, PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110504
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Decisions by this judge: 833 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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