The Board denied service connection for TBI, RLE radicular pain, sinusitis, and an increased rating for PTSD. The claims for service connection for DM II, ED, headaches, left thumb disability and scar, right thumb, increased ratings for rhinitis, IBS with GERD, and OSA with bronchitis were remanded.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not have a current diagnosis of TBI or RLE radicular pain. The sinusitis did not meet the criteria for an increased rating as there was no evidence of one or two incapacitating episodes per year requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment, or three to six non-incapacitating episodes per year characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type II (DM II), Erectile Dysfunction (ED), to include as due to service-connected hypertension, Headache Disability, to include as due to service-connected PTSD, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Left Thumb Disability, Left Thumb Scar, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) with Chronic Bronchitis, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Rhinitis, Right Lower Extremity Radicular Pain, Right Thumb Disability, Sinusitis, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25050723
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