Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied increased ratings for existing conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support the presence of current disabilities or a causal relationship between the claimed disabilities and the Veteran's active service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, pneumonia, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, scar, status post stomach surgery, left hip strain (limitation of extension), left hip strain (impairment of thigh), left hip strain (limitation of flexion), right hip strain (impairment of thigh), right hip strain (limitation of flexion)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085529
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