Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for unspecified depression with anxious distress, moderate (claimed as insomnia) was dismissed. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The lumbosacral strain to include DJD and DDD was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current disability of bilateral hearing loss or a direct relationship between the Veteran's back pain and her service, as well as the need for additional examination due to inadequate opinion provided by the previous examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depression with anxious distress, moderate (claimed as insomnia), bilateral hearing loss, lumbosacral strain, to include degenerative joint disease (DJD) and degenerative disc disease (DDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104117
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