Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension. The claims for initial disability ratings and service connection for right upper extremity paresthesia, left upper extremity paresthesia, bilateral hearing loss, and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board granted service connection for tinnitus as it was found to be related to the Veteran's active-duty service. The hypertension claim was denied due to insufficient evidence of a higher rating based on the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, tinnitus, right upper extremity paresthesia, left upper extremity paresthesia, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101090
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