The Board dismissed the claim for anxiety attack and denied claims for bilateral hearing loss, blunt force trauma to mouth, and cauda equina lesion. All other issues were remanded.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the absence of a current disability or insufficient evidence to establish service connection.

Claimed conditions

anxiety attack, bilateral hearing loss, blunt force trauma to mouth, cauda equina lesion, left or right eye disorder, foot disorder, to include bilateral pes planus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, rib disorder, to include degenerative ribs, dizzy spells, rhinitis, claimed as sinusitis, epistaxis, claimed as chronic nosebleed, left leg muscle spasm, right leg muscle spasm, left knee disorder, to include tendinosis, right knee disorder, to include tendinosis, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 21, 2025

Citation

A25004935

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