The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, granted a 0% rating for cholinergic urticaria, quiescent, and remanded the claim for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an increased disability rating or service connection for the claimed conditions, except for granting a 0% rating for cholinergic urticaria due to its lack of need for first-line treatment (antihistamines).
- Claimed conditions
- cholinergic urticaria, quiescent, ankle pain with Achilles tendon tear (right), partial thickness right achilles tear, cervical strain with arthritis, left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and arthritis, right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and arthritis, left shoulder strain with glenohumeral and acromioclavicular joint arthritis, right shoulder strain with glenohumeral and acromioclavicular joint arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102708
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Decisions by this judge: 1,874 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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