Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), service connection for a sinus condition, and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected chronic sinusitis. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of symptoms associated with PTSD and the causal relationship between the sinus conditions and OSA, while the evidence did not support a current disability for bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Sinus condition, to include chronic sinusitis and epistaxis, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), secondary to service-connected chronic sinusitis and chronic epistaxis, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104841
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