Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, sleep apnea, cervical spine (neck) disability, lumbar spine (back) disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and erectile dysfunction. The appeal was dismissed for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder due to the grant of an unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress.
The deciding factor: The Board granted service connection based on in-service onset or a nexus to service-connected disabilities, except for TBI which had no current disability evidence. The TDIU was granted as the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, tinnitus, sleep apnea, cervical spine (neck) disability, lumbar spine (back) disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, erectile dysfunction, traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097215
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