Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding that the evidence did not show a causal relationship to military service.
The deciding factor: The persuasive evidence showed that all claimed disabilities began many years after service and were not causally related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disability, right foot/joint gout, left foot/joint gout, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001976
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.