The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected scar, status-post appendectomy, but denied all other claims for increased ratings and service connection.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a compensable rating for any of the claimed conditions except for the scar, which was supported by the Veteran's reports of pain and the medical findings.

Claimed conditions

scar, status-post appendectomy, acute appendicitis, status-post appendectomy, bilateral hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, chronic rhinitis, PTSD with GAD and alcohol abuse, migraine headaches, lower groin area muscle injury, GERD, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), low back disability, left knee disability, bilateral sciatic nerve disability, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral elbow disability, muscle pain, upper extremity disability, lower extremity disability, lung disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

10%

Decision date

November 25, 2025

Citation

A25102382

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