Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical dysplasia, tension headaches, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and denied increased ratings for right elbow flexion, supination and pronation, extension, and scars. The Board also remanded claims for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of service connection or an increase in the rating for the claimed conditions due to insufficient evidence linking them to service or worsening beyond natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical dysplasia, tension headaches, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), right elbow flexion residuals, cubital tunnel release with limitation of flexion, right elbow flexion from May 29, 2019, right elbow supination and pronation, right elbow extension, right elbow scars associated with right elbow reconstruction residuals, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25013423
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