The Board denied service connection for right shoulder impingement syndrome, allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. However, it granted service connection for headaches and remanded the claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the medical evidence showing that the Veteran's right shoulder disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, his allergic rhinitis did not warrant a compensable rating, and there was no evidence of chronic fatigue syndrome or bilateral hearing loss. However, headaches were found to be related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder impingement syndrome, allergic rhinitis, headaches, cervical spine disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107969
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