The Board denied service connection for diabetes, bilateral hearing loss, a right knee scar, chronic fatigue syndrome, an upper respiratory disability, a left leg neurological disability, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right knee meniscal tear.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the claim that any of these conditions were related to service or secondary to other service-connected disabilities.

Claimed conditions

diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes), bilateral hearing loss disability, horizontal right knee scar, residual of meniscus repair, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), upper respiratory disability, including allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, left leg neurological disability, other than restless leg syndrome, claimed as left leg sciatic pain, right knee meniscal tear

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

Burn pits / airborne hazards

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 13, 2025

Citation

A25098468

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