Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability in any of them.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions, and thus, service connection could not be granted under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, kidney condition, liver condition, left lower extremity sciatica (paralysis of the sciatic nerve), bilateral plantar fasciitis, left foot bone spurs, right foot bone spurs, headaches, heart condition, lung condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, sleep apnea, right foot arthritis, left foot arthritis, bilateral flat feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086015
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