Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, other specified personality disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current mental health conditions or hearing loss were related to his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Major depressive disorder, recurrent moderate, with anxious distress, Other specified personality disorder, cluster A personality features, Somatic symptom disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096840
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