The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions but remanded the claim for headaches.

The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that these disabilities began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

Claimed conditions

bilateral eye disability, (unspecified) degenerative arthritis, bilateral hearing loss, right wrist disability (claimed as bilateral wrist condition to include wrist sprain and strain), left wrist disability (claimed as bilateral wrist condition to include wrist sprain and strain), right knee disability (claimed as bilateral knee and knee replacement), left knee disability (claimed as bilateral knee and knee replacement), right ankle disability (claimed as bilateral ankle condition to include ankle sprain and strain), left ankle disability (claimed as bilateral ankle condition to include ankle sprain and strain), restless leg syndrome of the right lower extremity, restless leg syndrome of the left lower extremity, bilateral plantar fasciitis, sleep disturbances

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 15, 2025

Citation

A25003772

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