Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss prior to June 26, 2023, and remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions including knee disorders, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, sleep disorder, psychiatric disorder, and neuropathy of multiple extremities.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a lack of evidence showing that the Veteran's hearing loss warranted a compensable evaluation, and the need for further development to determine the etiology of his other claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Bilateral knee disorder (including bilateral knee pain), Sleep apnea, Erectile dysfunction, Sleep disorder, Acquired psychiatric disorder (excluding PTSD), Neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Neuropathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25002359
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