Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic residual pain and hypoesthesia of right thumb and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, alcohol use disorder but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current disability for VA compensation purposes in the case of bilateral hearing loss. For the other conditions, there was sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the Veteran's military service and his diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Posttraumatic residual pain and hypoesthesia of right thumb, Unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093542
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