The Board granted service connection for bilateral foot, cervical spine, and bilateral hip disabilities but denied service connection for an eye disability, OSA, a sinus disability, and a nail condition. The Board also denied an increased rating for hearing loss and dismissed the TDIU claim.

The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's bilateral foot and cervical spine disabilities had their onset during service, while there was no evidence of a direct link between these conditions and service for the other denied claims.

Claimed conditions

bilateral degenerative arthritis of the feet with hallux valgus, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, bilateral degenerative arthritis of the hips, eye disability, other than diabetic retinopathy or BRVO OD, OSA, TMJ pain secondary to service-connected psychiatric disorder, VA dental treatment, sinus disability, onychomycosis and callus of the left foot, dystrophic nail of the left foot, bilateral hearing loss

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 3, 2025

Citation

25003013

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