The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of a service-connected condition resulting in allergic rhinitis, residual scars of the left shoulder, bilateral tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as adjustment disorder), a cervical and cervicothoracic region pain disorder, radicular pain of the right upper extremity, or chronic sinusitis. The Veteran's hearing loss disability claim was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of service-connected conditions for all issues raised in the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic rhinitis, Residual scars of the left shoulder, status post arthroscopic Bankart repair, Bilateral tinnitus, Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as adjustment disorder), Disorder manifested by pain of the cervical and cervicothoracic region, secondary to a service-connected left shoulder disability, Radicular pain of the right upper extremity, secondary to a service-connected cervical spine disability, Chronic sinusitis, Bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26011837
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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