The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, a skin rash, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, shortness of breath, PTSD, OSA, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, knee disabilities, CPS, and earlier effective dates.

The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on in-service injuries and ongoing symptoms, while denial was due to lack of evidence of a current disability or functional impairment for the other conditions.

Claimed conditions

bilateral hearing loss, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, skin rash, shortness of breath, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, chronic pain syndrome (CPS)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 18, 2025

Citation

A25109254

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