Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as entitlement to a TDIU prior to September 17, 2014.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions were related to the veteran's active service or otherwise incurred during his military career.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral elbow disability, Bilateral ankle disability, Gastrointestinal disability, Hearing loss, Lumbar myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090142
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