Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claims for lower back pain and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's hearing loss was related to his in-service noise exposure, while further development is needed for the other conditions due to missing service records.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, Lower back pain, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093914
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