Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence to support higher ratings or a link between his claimed conditions and military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show symptoms commensurate with a higher rating for lumbosacral strain or bilateral hearing loss. For service connection, there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, nor any credible evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with vertebral fracture, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus type II, heart condition, Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer, thyroid disease, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088720
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