The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including plantar fasciitis, GERD, psychiatric disabilities, erectile dysfunction, and other disabilities. Some claims were remanded for further consideration.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot plantar fasciitis with pain and limited range of motion, left foot plantar fasciitis with pain and limited range of motion, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as anxiety condition, acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as depression condition, acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder (also claimed as sleep disturbances status post false imprisonment), erectile dysfunction status post chronic sexually transmitted disease, to include as secondary to depression condition status post attack, left forearm disability, to include degenerative joint disease and pain status post fracture, thoracolumbar spine disability, to include cancer, status post attack, cervical strain and pain with limited range of motion (claimed as due to a motor vehicle accident), headaches status post 1978 attack, (residual(s) of) a left ankle injury to include but not limited to degenerative joint disease, pain, and limited range of motion, a left foot disability, to include hammer toes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007599
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 575 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disability, abdominal hernia, GERD, bilateral ankle disabilities, and bilateral foot disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during the appellant's period of active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for sinusitis and remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic lower back pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, neck pain, and GERD.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied the claims for right knee disability, erectile dysfunction, GERD, sleep apnea, and hypertension. The decision is remanded for further action on these issues.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.
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