The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of current disability.,Service connection is granted for residuals of a left radial styloid fracture due to in-service injury.,An acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and other specified depressive disorder, is being remanded for further development.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder is remanded as the nature and etiology need clarification.,Fatigue is also being remanded due to lack of evidence regarding its cause.,Headaches are being remanded for clarification on their nature and potential relationship with psychiatric disorders.

The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran has current bilateral hearing loss disability related to service, as there is no evidence of such in-service or post-service.,The private medical opinion supports the presence of residual disability due to left wrist fracture with painful motion and functional loss.,An additional VA examination is required to determine if the Veteran meets criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and other specified depressive disorder.,Further development is needed to verify stressors and diagnose any standalone sleep disorder or determine its relationship to known clinical diagnoses.,Fatigue may be related to psychiatric disorders as indicated by Dr. A., but further clarification is required.,An additional VA examination is necessary to clarify the nature of the Veteran's headaches, including whether they are a separate diagnosis or symptoms of an acquired psychiatric disorder.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Bilateral hearing loss"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of a left radial styloid fracture"}, {"condition_name":"Acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and other specified depressive disorder)"}, {"condition_name":"Sleep disorder (due to service in the Persian Gulf)"}, {"condition_name":"Fatigue (due to service in the Persian Gulf)"}, {"condition_name":"Headaches (due to service in the Persian Gulf)"}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

August 29, 2019

Citation

19167390

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