The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a 10 percent initial rating for a headache condition, while denying service connection for left ear hearing loss and not assigning a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea is directly attributable to service. The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss due to no valid diagnosis of a disability under VA compensation guidelines, and did not assign a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, right ear hearing loss, headache condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100337
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