Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), back disability, and sleep apnea. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of current diagnoses or a nexus to service for the claimed conditions, and thus service connection was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), back disability, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097850
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