Denied
The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, right and left upper extremity disabilities (residuals of cold weather injuries), right and left lower extremity disabilities (residuals of cold weather injuries), bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence that any of the claimed conditions are related to service or otherwise incurred during active duty. The VA examiner's opinion was based on a complete review of the record and provided clear rationale for the negative findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability, Right upper extremity disability (residuals of a cold weather injury), Left upper extremity disability (residuals of a cold weather injury), Right lower extremity disability (residuals of a cold weather injury), Left lower extremity disability (residuals of a cold weather injury), Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25014409
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