Denied
The Board denied all claims for increased disability ratings and service connection for chest pain, finding the evidence persuasively against the veteran's contentions.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence was found to be persuasively against the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with deltoid ligament sprain, left hip femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, right hip femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, lumbosacral strain, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, tension headache disability, chest pain disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006847
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