Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, left and right ear hearing loss, and gastroenteritis, but granted service connection for migraine headaches. The claims for an initial evaluation higher than 30 percent for chronic sinusitis and 20 percent for fibromyalgia were also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims for increased ratings or additional service-connected conditions due to a lack of sufficient symptomatology, while migraine headaches were presumed to have been incurred during active service as an organic disease of the nervous system.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, migraine headaches, gastroenteritis, upper respiratory infection (URI), acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as adjustment disorder unspecified, left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107502
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