The Board denied service connection for a bone disorder, back disability, right shoulder radiculopathy, right and left foot osteoarthritis, neck disability, and dry eye syndrome due to the lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or symptoms during service that are related to these conditions.

The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence is against a finding of a current diagnosis or symptoms of an alleged bone disorder manifesting in functional impairment. There was no evidence of right shoulder, foot, neck, or eye injuries, diseases, or events during service, and there were no chronic symptoms during service that manifested to a compensable degree within one year of service separation.

Claimed conditions

Bone disorder, Back disability (lumbar spine arthritis and lumbosacral strain), Right shoulder radiculopathy, Right foot osteoarthritis, Left foot osteoarthritis, Neck disability (cervical spine degenerative disc disease), Right dry eye syndrome, Left dry eye syndrome with left eye cataracts and a corneal abrasion

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 7, 2025

Citation

A25086823

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