The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence to support a link between the conditions and the Veteran's military service. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or obstructive sleep apnea were related to his military service due to lack of significant threshold changes in hearing and no credible reports of symptoms during service. The VA examination reports provided the most probative evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104260
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