The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including back condition, right hip condition, left hip condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, right ankle condition, left ankle condition, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The Veteran's claim for headaches secondary to PTSD with a persistent depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and insomnia is granted.,The Board has also dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection of right carpal tunnel syndrome and left carpal tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for service connection as they are either not supported by medical evidence or there is no nexus between the claimed conditions and his military service.,The Board acknowledged the Veteran's exposure to toxic environmental agents (TERA) in his MOS, but did not provide a TERA opinion regarding his bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Back condition, Right hip condition, Left hip condition, Right knee condition, Left knee condition, Right ankle condition, Left ankle condition, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Headaches (secondary to PTSD), Right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2026
- Citation
- 26001880
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee condition as secondary to his service-connected right ankle condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy was evaluated at a 20 percent rating, and the Board found that it did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for higher disability ratings in excess of 20 percent for cervical spine and lumbar spine conditions, left knee condition, right knee condition, and sinusitis. The Veteran was granted service connection for chronic laryngeal papillomatosis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the claims for psychiatric disability and sleep apnea.,Service connection was granted for right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to a service-connected back disability, but denied for right wrist disability.
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