The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied earlier effective dates, initial ratings higher than 30 percent for chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and insomnia, and initial ratings higher than 10 percent for lumbosacral strain. The claims for service connection for various conditions were remanded.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss or the other conditions claimed, and there was no evidence of entitlement to an earlier effective date or higher ratings based on the applicable criteria.

Claimed conditions

bilateral hearing loss, chronic maxillary sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and insomnia, lumbosacral strain, right foot condition with pain, sleep disorder (claimed as sleep apnea), right shoulder condition, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, right hip condition, left hip condition

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 27, 2025

Citation

A25018328

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