Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied entitlement to higher initial ratings for existing disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record fails to show a current disability or functional impairment of earning capacity related to the claimed conditions, and there is not an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, vocal cord damage, left knee condition, right knee condition, left elbow condition, right elbow condition, left hip condition, right hip condition, lumbosacral strain (back condition), bilateral tinnitus, hallux valgus, left foot, hallux valgus, right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25008997
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