Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a direct link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, while there was no such evidence linking these conditions to his other claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Hypertension, Congestive Heart Failure, Sleep Apnea, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106024
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