Partly granted
The Board granted a 100 percent initial rating for PTSD prior to November 18, 2021, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD was found to be manifested by total occupational and social impairment for the entire appeal period prior to November 18, 2021, while there was no evidence of a current disability of bilateral hearing loss during the pendency of his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25012892
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