The Board denied service connection for liver disease, arthritis, psychiatric disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service.

The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service injury, illness, or exposure to hazardous noise, nor was there a nexus between the current disabilities and any inservice event.

Claimed conditions

parenchymal liver disease with cirrhosis, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative arthritis, acquired psychiatric disability to include generalized anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder with anxiety features, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 9, 2025

Citation

A25087738

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