Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or a grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence was insufficient to establish entitlement to higher ratings or service connection based on the criteria provided by law and regulation.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity varicose veins, right lower extremity varicose veins, right knee strain, scalp eczema, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089795
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