The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for a headache disability, sinus disability, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) were remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence supporting a direct link between the appellant's current psychiatric condition and his military service, while there was no evidence of current hearing loss or sufficient basis to establish a connection for other claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Adjustment disorder, Bilateral hearing loss, Headache disability, Sinus disability, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25054047
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his PTSD is related to an in-service military sexual trauma (MST) during a period of ACDUTRA.
- 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.
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