Denied
The Board denied service connection for left ankle pain and a compensable rating for scalp scars, while remanding claims for an initial compensable rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI), service connection for tinnitus, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the presence of a current disability or that the Veteran's symptoms were related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle pain, scalp scars, traumatic brain injury (TBI), tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089637
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