Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD with major depressive disorder, and hypertension as secondary to PTSD with major depressive disorder. It also granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder from May 1, 2023, and special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence of the Veteran's hearing loss in service and continuous since service, as well as a nexus between his PTSD with major depressive disorder and both erectile dysfunction and hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral elbow, forearm pain, bilateral finger pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease, sleep apnea, vertigo, tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD with major depressive disorder), hypertension (secondary to PTSD with major depressive disorder), right thigh scar status-post right-thigh gunshot wound
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25010856
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