Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including tension headaches, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a bilateral hearing loss disability. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's headache disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions were related to the Veteran's military service or otherwise met the criteria for service connection under applicable law.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral hearing loss disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), erectile dysfunction (ED), diabetes mellitus, type II (DM), tinnitus, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease (CAD) status post coronary artery bypass graft and implantation of a cardiac defibrillator (claimed as residuals of myocardial infarction), chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110434
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