Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs against each claim, and there is no medical evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to the Veteran's period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, right knee disability, headache disability, respiratory disorder, claimed as shortness of breath, gastric ulcer, acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088575
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