Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis and no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors.
The deciding factor: The December 2022 VA examiner determined the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis, and there was no evidence of a current mental health disorder. For the hearing loss, the April 2023 examination showed noncompensable levels of hearing impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016848
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