Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding some issues for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for the claimed conditions based on the current state of the disabilities and the applicable legal criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee scars, pinky finger dislocation injury with residual extension deformity, acquired psychiatric disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with stricture of esophagus and chronic gastritis, left shoulder strain with rotator cuff tear glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis and acromioclavicular joint arthritis, left knee pain, post joint replacement, right knee degenerative arthritis, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, fibromyalgia, hypertension, right shoulder disorder, right elbow disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095124
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