Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostatitis, HIV, CHF, GERD, herpes, a pulmonary disability, headaches, and type 2 diabetes mellitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a nexus to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively weighed against a finding that the Veteran had a current disability for each condition and/or there was no nexus between any post-service diagnosis and service, including toxic exposure risk activities (TERA).
- Claimed conditions
- prostatitis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), congestive heart failure (CHF), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), herpes, pulmonary disability, headaches, type 2 diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25106884
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