The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied increased ratings for GERD, hypertension, chronic sinusitis, non-allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, functional abdominal pain syndrome, gastric ulcers, chronic fatigue syndrome, dermatitis - hands, post-traumatic stress disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. Service connection was granted for a major depressive disorder (MDD), unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, unspecified eating disorder, and alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions were related to active service or resulted from an incident during service. The Veteran's MDD, unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, unspecified eating disorder, and alcohol use disorder were found to be directly related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Hypertension, Chronic Sinusitis, Non-Allergic Rhinitis, Bilateral Hearing Loss (BHL), Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome / Abdominal Pain and Bloating, Gastric Ulcers, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Dermatitis - Hands, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, to include Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Unspecified Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder, Unspecified Eating Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055400
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Decisions by this judge: 1,044 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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