Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for restoration of disability ratings and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, while remanding an issue related to sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 rating decision was only a proposal to reduce the ratings, not a final decision on the merits. For the hearing loss claim, there is no evidence of a current disability that meets VA criteria for disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018514
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