Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as remanded certain issues.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a link to service for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, migraines, bilateral shin splints, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108626
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