The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for hearing loss and an ear condition (claimed as ear infection) is denied.,Tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, so no higher evaluation can be granted.,Service connection for left tinea pedis (claimed as Athlete's foot) is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current sleep apnea diagnosis is found to be related to his active duty service and all reasonable doubt is resolved in favor of the Veteran.,There is no evidence of a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes, as required under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385.,The Veteran's tinnitus has already been assigned the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent and thus no higher evaluation can be granted.,No current diagnosis or evidence of a persistent symptomatology supporting an underlying chronic disability for left tinea pedis (claimed as Athlete's foot) was found.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, hearing loss, ear condition (claimed as ear infection), tinea pedis (claimed as Athlete's foot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24076488
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- Granted
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