Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and earlier effective dates as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current conditions and his active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's prostate cancer, sleep apnea, left ankle strain, right ankle disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy were not caused by or aggravated by his in-service events, injuries, or illnesses.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, sleep apnea, left ankle strain, right ankle disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111054
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