Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability. The appeal was also remanded for further consideration of the Veteran's claim for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as due to toxic exposure risk activities (TERA).
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of left ear hearing loss and denied service connection based on this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, to include as due to toxic exposure risk activities (TERA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104761
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