The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, a neck disability, and a dental disability for compensation purposes.
The deciding factor: The evidence failed to show that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of PTSD or a current dental disability eligible for VA compensation. Additionally, there was no sufficient evidence linking his claimed disabilities to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Neck disability, Dental disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25014002
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Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran's GERD, neck disability, right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy have been granted service connection with effective dates of September 27, 2023.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal for service connection for a dental disability, and the Board granted this request.
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