Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a direct link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current tinnitus, while there was no credible evidence to support the existence of or a relationship with the other claimed conditions during service or since discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017216
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