The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease and an initial 10 percent evaluation for hypertension, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a prostate disability, and PTSD. The effective date for the award of service connection for hypertension was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's Meniere's disease is related to his active service, but there is no evidence that supports a direct link between the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and his military service. The prostate disability and PTSD were not incurred during service and are not otherwise related to conceded exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's disease, Bilateral hearing loss, Prostate disability (chronic prostatitis and benign prostatic hypertrophy), Hypertension, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097768
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