The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea, a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, and a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a higher rating or an extraschedular referral for any of the conditions due to the lack of chronic respiratory failure, carbon dioxide retention, cor pulmonale, or the need for a tracheostomy for OSA; the symptoms described by the veteran fit appropriately with the criteria found in the diagnostic code for tinnitus; and the numeric designation based on the audiometric test results did not support a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Tinnitus, Right Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25028437
What this means for you
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