The Board has granted service connection for OSA and headaches secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, tinnitus, and OSA. However, the claim for service connection for an aneurysm is denied as there is no in-service incurrence or nexus.,For the entirety of the appeal period, the criteria for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss are not met.,The Veteran's PTSD results in symptoms causing occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50% disability rating.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of an aneurysm during service or any continuity of symptomatology since separation from service. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.,The criteria for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss are not met as there was no audiometric testing meeting the required standards prior to May 4, 2016.,The Veteran’s PTSD results in symptoms causing occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Headaches, An Anomaly of the Vascular System (presumed to be an Aneurysm)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18101762
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