The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is not related to his military service and denied his claim for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: There was no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor event or a link between current symptoms and an in-service stressor, nor could there be any support for the claimed exposure to herbicides as the veteran's representative did not provide specific identifying information regarding deaths of soldiers attributed to hostilities.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic_stress_disorder, bilateral_hearing_loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0825136
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, left thumb disability, heart condition, hypertension, right and left knee disabilities, peripheral neuropathies in the upper and lower extremities, migraine headaches, and psychiatric disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence of continuity of symptoms or a nexus to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a low back disorder and remanded other issues including asthma, GERD, migraine headaches, and insomnia. The Veteran needs to be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no medical evidence establishing a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability and bilateral hearing loss disability are related to his active service, granting entitlement to service connection for both conditions.
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