Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Bell's Palsy, bilateral hearing loss, contact dermatitis, migraines, and right lower extremity sciatica due to a lack of new and relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion submitted was found to be grossly conclusory and lacking in rationale, thus not providing probative value to the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Bell's Palsy, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Contact Dermatitis, Migraines, Right Lower Extremity Sciatica
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096045
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