The Board denied service connection for squamous cell skin cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, tuberculosis, hematuria, hypercholesterolemia, and vitamin deficiency. However, the Board granted service connection for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were denied due to lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or functional impairment related to her claimed conditions, with the exception of the knees where there was sufficient evidence to support a diagnosis present since military service. The tension headaches were granted based on severity analogous to characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once a month.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell skin cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, tuberculosis, hematuria, hypercholesterolemia, vitamin deficiency, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, plantar fasciitis, kidney stones, left shoulder pain, liver cysts, tension headaches, allergic rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091881
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