The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, preclude all substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected conditions significantly impair his ability to work due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic sleep impairment, difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships, and hearing loss which limits his ability to converse and understand information presented during class.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100385
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