The Board granted service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder with anxious distress, general anxiety disorder, and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, but denied service connection for allergic rhinitis. The Board also granted a 20 percent initial disability rating for bilateral hearing loss from September 19, 2024, and denied higher ratings for tension headaches.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing current diagnoses of PTSD, major depressive disorder with anxious distress, general anxiety disorder, and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, as well as a confirmed personal assault stressor during service. For allergic rhinitis, there was no credible evidence linking it to service or any period of ACDUTRA/INACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder with Anxious Distress, General Anxiety Disorder, Unspecified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder, Allergic Rhinitis, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tension Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094602
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