The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and headaches have been granted service connection. The remaining issues of sinusitis, rhinitis, bronchitis, anemia, hysterectomy, hysterectomy surgery scars, insomnia (secondary to tinnitus), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (secondary to tinnitus) are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service connection claims were granted based on direct evidence of in-service exposure and symptomatology. The remaining issues require additional development due to the complexity of the exposure history and potential non-deployment related exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, headaches, sinusitis, rhinitis, bronchitis, anemia, hysterectomy, hysterectomy surgery scars, insomnia (secondary to service-connected tinnitus), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (secondary to service-connected tinnitus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25000654
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Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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