The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, while remanding claims for osteoarthritis of the cervical spine and right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome with radiculopathy and myoclonus.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's functional impairment from his PTSD more nearly approximated the criteria required for a 100 percent rating; reasonable doubt regarding the degree of disability is resolved in favor of the Veteran. The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss did not meet VA's criteria for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017403
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