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
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical clarification regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected epilepsy has aggravated his bilateral hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service acoustic trauma and a rocket blast injury.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
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