Denied
The Board denied service connection for a hernia condition, hearing loss, and abnormal heart atrial fibrillation as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's in-service experiences, and the lay statements provided by the Veteran and his wife did not provide sufficient medical expertise to establish such a connection.
- Claimed conditions
- hernia condition, hearing loss, abnormal heart atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106749
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