The Board granted service connection for tinea capitis, hypertension, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine but denied service connection for sinusitis and urinary tract infections. The claims for PTSD, hearing loss, chest pain, right hip condition, left hip condition, and right knee condition were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise to support a finding that the Veteran's tinea capitis, hypertension, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine are related to service. The evidence did not support a finding for sinusitis or urinary tract infections. Remand was necessary for further development on the PTSD and hearing loss claims.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea capitis, hypertension, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, sinusitis, urinary tract infections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099929
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