Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss, and both knee disabilities. However, the claims for nerve pain in the lower extremities and sleep apnea were remanded for further adjudication.
The deciding factor: The denial was based on the lack of a current diagnosis or evidence of a disability during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, left knee disability, left lower extremity (LLE) disability manifested by nerve pain, to include radiculopathy and sciatica, right lower extremity (RLE) disability manifested by nerve pain, to include radiculopathy and sciatica, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25001020
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