The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an effective date of October 24, 2022, for obstructive sleep apnea. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The deciding factor: Bilateral hearing loss was related to in-service hazardous noise exposure; other claims lacked sufficient evidence to support earlier effective dates or service connection.

Claimed conditions

bilateral hearing loss, right knee strain with osteoarthritis, left knee strain with osteoarthritis, persistent depressive disorder, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, right hip limitation of flexion, left hip limitation of flexion, right hip impairment, left hip impairment, left hip joint status post replacement, scar on the left hip status post left hip joint replacement, obstructive sleep apnea

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

40%

Decision date

December 5, 2025

Citation

A25104948

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