The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis has been denied as there is no persuasive evidence of its occurrence during or shortly after his military service.,The Veteran's appeal seeking an initial compensable rating for headaches was dismissed due to the lack of timely filing and concurrent election issues. The issue will be remanded for further consideration.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for diverticulosis/IBS (formerly GERD) has been dismissed as it is no longer pending at the Board level after a grant by the Board in February 2025, effective from January 23, 2021.,The Veteran's appeal seeking an initial compensable rating for CTS was dismissed due to concurrent election issues. The issue will be remanded for further consideration.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD has been granted by the Board in February 2025, effective from January 23, 2021. The appeal is dismissed as this represents a full grant of the benefit sought on appeal.,The Veteran's claims for bilateral pes planus/plantar fasciitis and CTS were remanded due to concurrent election issues. These issues will be addressed in a future rating decision.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI was not on appeal as it was predecisional error not to address the current rating issue. The issue is remanded for further consideration.,The Veteran's appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the award of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches will be considered in a future decision.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive evidence of sinusitis during or shortly after service. The claim has been denied based on lack of credible evidence.,The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to concurrent election issues and the failure to timely file a Notice of Disagreement within one year from the date of the AOJ decision.,The Board granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for diverticulosis/IBS (formerly GERD) in February 2025, effective from January 23, 2021. The appeal is dismissed as this represents a full grant of the benefit sought on appeal.,The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to concurrent election issues and the failure to timely file a Notice of Disagreement within one year from the date of the AOJ decision.,The Board granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD in February 2025, effective from January 23, 2021. The appeal is dismissed as this represents a full grant of the benefit sought on appeal.,The claims for bilateral pes planus/plantar fasciitis and CTS were remanded due to concurrent election issues. These issues will be addressed in a future rating decision.,The Veteran's claim was not on appeal as it was predecisional error not to address the current rating issue. The issue is remanded for further consideration.,The Veteran's appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the award of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches will be considered in a future decision.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, diverticulosis/irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), bilateral pes planus/plantar fasciitis, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2026
- Citation
- A26006940
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