The veteran's claims for service connection for multiple conditions were denied. The claim for anemia was remanded.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran failed to report for scheduled examinations and did not establish a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and military service.

Claimed conditions

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), insomnia, social adjustment disorder, somatic symptom disorder, agoraphobia, severe anxiety, sexual dysfunction, chronic migraines and headaches, chronic rash, eczema, bowel incontinence, urinary incontinence, radiculopathy, right upper extremity, radiculopathy, left upper extremity, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, external cutaneous nerve of the thigh, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, external cutaneous nerve of the thigh, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, femoral nerve, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, femoral nerve, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, ilio-inguinal nerve, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, ilio-inguinal nerve, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, obturator nerve, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, obturator nerve, sleep apnea, vision problems, to include blurry vision, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lower back condition with degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, arthritis, spinal spondylosis and spinal stenosis, neck condition, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right elbow condition, left elbow condition, right wrist condition, left wrist condition, right hand condition involving the thumb, right hand condition involving the index finger, right hand condition involving the long finger, right hand condition involving the ring finger, right hand condition involving the little finger, left hand condition involving the thumb, left hand condition involving the index finger, left hand condition involving the long finger, left hand condition involving the ring finger, left hand condition involving the little finger, right hip condition, left hip condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, right ankle condition, left ankle condition, right foot condition, left foot condition

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 28, 2025

Citation

A25007235

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