Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, except for a 30 percent rating for GERD.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support entitlement to an earlier effective date or higher disability ratings based on the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, rhinitis, right ankle bursitis, left knee patellofemoral syndrome with bursitis, left wrist tenosynovitis status post ganglion cyst excision, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25101971
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