The Board denied increased ratings for fibromyalgia, radiculopathy, hearing loss, and sinusitis but granted service connection for bradycardia and an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to their mild nature or lack of impact on daily functioning. However, his conditions were related to his service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War under presumptive service connection laws.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, bradycardia (bradyarrhythmia), undiagnosed illness (claimed as chronic fatigue syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106358
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Decisions by this judge: 916 · Granted: 40% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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