The Board granted service connection for PTSD with memory loss and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for detached retina, left eye, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities were remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for PTSD based on credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred, while denial was due to a lack of current disability for bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with memory loss, Detached retina, left eye, Peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, sciatic nerve, Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045799
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Decisions by this judge: 703 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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