The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a perforated eardrum.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran has a current acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, related to his service. The Board also determined that there is no evidence supporting a diagnosis of hearing loss in the left ear with a causal origin in service or otherwise related to active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, Perforated eardrum (claimed as punctured left ear)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- 25004107
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