Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a current diagnosis of the claimed conditions and establishes an in-service event of noise exposure. The private medical opinions provided support the nexus between the Veteran's symptoms and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103660
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