Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions and a higher disability rating for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show current disabilities or a relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right heel disorder, left heel disorder, right eye disorder, left eye disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, left ear hearing loss, eczema, actinic keratosis, demodex folliculitis, and rosacea (claimed as pseudofolliculitis barbae), separate skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25007095
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