Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy but granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus. The rating for a deviated nasal septum was restored from May 24, 2024.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of current disabilities for sleep apnea or headaches, and there was no causal relationship to service. However, the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were found to be related to in-service noise exposure due to a high probability as a machine gunner.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, headaches, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (acquired psychiatric disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094950
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