Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and/or another acquired psychiatric disability as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or an increase in severity during active duty training.
The deciding factor: The appellant's psychiatric condition pre-existed her period of ACDUTRA and did not worsen due to service. For VA compensation purposes, impaired hearing was not considered a disability for the claimed bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Generalized anxiety disorder, Major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102347
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