The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded a claim for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of PTSD do not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent. The other conditions were found to be unrelated to his military service or not shown by the evidence to have resulted from such service.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II with hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, benign chondroid hamartoma, kidney stones disability, tremors disability, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis disability, right little finger disability, right long finger disability, right index finger disability, right ring finger disability, right thumb disability, left little finger disability, left long finger disability, left index finger disability, left ring finger disability, left thumb disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051249
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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