Denied
The Board denied service connection for left cervical radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and a compensable rating for Hashimoto thyroiditis. The Veteran's asthma, non-allergic rhinitis, and right shoulder scars were rated as initially granted or denied based on the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of current disabilities that could be linked to service or secondary conditions, thus denying the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left cervical radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, Hashimoto thyroiditis, asthma, enteropathic arthritis of the cervical spine with degenerative disc disease, enteropathic arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with sacroiliac joint arthropathy, temporomandibular joint disorder, fibromyalgia, ulcerative colitis with celiac disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), painful post-surgical right shoulder scars
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104180
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