The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to be insufficient to warrant a higher rating or establish service connection due to their lack of severity, frequency, and duration as required by the rating criteria.

Claimed conditions

major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, diarrhea, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, respiratory disability, sinus disability, allergy disability, skin disability, GERD, vertigo, left lower extremity nerve disability, right lower extremity nerve disability, jaw disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 26, 2025

Citation

A25102585

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