Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and tobacco use disorder but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and eyesight problems.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a diagnosis of PTSD related to a stressor during deployment in Bosnia, while the other conditions were not linked to any in-service event or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Eyesight problems, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and tobacco use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018476
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