Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence submitted was not new and relevant.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to RSVP for scheduled examinations without good cause, which resulted in the denial of his increased rating claims. For service connection claims, the evidence received did not establish a current disability or show that any claimed conditions were related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, left knee strain, bilateral shin splints, left pes planus, right pes planus, right hand disability (arthritis), left hand disability (arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089446
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