Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hiatal hernia, erectile dysfunction, and migraines but granted service connection for left hip disability (degenerative arthritis) and earlier effective dates for certain conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's claimed disabilities began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease, except for the left hip disability which was found to be at least as likely as not related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia, erectile dysfunction, migraines, low back disability (degenerative arthritis, L5-S1 shallow central disc herniation with mild impingement of the S1 nerve roots), left hip disability (degenerative arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018762
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