Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings as they were duplicate appeals that had been addressed in a separate appeal.
The deciding factor: The issues listed on the current appeal are duplicative of those previously adjudicated, making them redundant.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left lower extremity (LLE) neuropathy, hemorrhoids, total knee replacement surgical scar of the left knee, diabetes type II (DM II), voiding dysfunction (also claimed as urinary frequency)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109683
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