The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as dismissed his appeals for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for the claimed conditions during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- High frequency hearing loss, Posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder and cannabis use disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022395
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Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate as he does not meet the criteria.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and earlier effective dates have been dismissed. A rating of 50 percent has been granted for posttraumatic cephalgia with migraine headaches from September 19, 2011 to June 17, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered the VA to obtain missing audiometry records and a copy of an August 2014 VA examination. The AOJ will then reassess the claim for high frequency hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address discrepancies in his hearing loss evaluations and to determine the appropriate rating.
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