Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and PTSD with schizoaffective disorder, but denied service connection for depression and bipolar disorder. The effective date for the awards of service connection was set to November 6, 2017.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a favorable finding that the Veteran's current conditions had their onset during active military service, with no evidence supporting a link between the denied conditions and his service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, depression and bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with schizoaffective disorder, residuals of conjunctivitis, back condition, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016541
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