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
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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