Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, right knee disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral hearing loss, sciatica and lumbar radiculopathy, sleep apnea, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating for the lumbosacral strain or tinnitus, and there was no sufficient link to service for any of the other conditions claimed.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, right knee disability, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), bilateral hearing loss, sciatica and lumbar radiculopathy of upper and lower left and right extremities, sleep apnea (OSA), benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (vertigo)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099876
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