Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety disorder, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea. The low back condition claim was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a direct link between the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms and his military service, but did not support a finding of hearing loss or OSA related to service. A VA examination is needed for the low back condition due to potential in-service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), low back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095284
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