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The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding that the veteran's disabilities did not originate in or are related to his military service.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's disabilities were more likely incurred during post-service employment and that the evidence was persuasively against the claim.

Claimed conditions
right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, acquired psychiatric disability, erectile dysfunction, left elbow disability, right elbow disability, allergic rhinitis, bronchitis with chronic cough, left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
January 7, 2025
Citation
A25001426

Veterans Law Judge

D. SMART

Decisions by this judge: 857 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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