Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for epistaxis and obstructive sleep apnea, but denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The anxiety disorder was granted a 100 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence supported the claims for service connection for epistaxis as secondary to hypertension and OSA based on continuity of symptomatology since service, while the evidence did not support an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss or a higher rating for anxiety disorder beyond 60 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- epistaxis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), bilateral hearing loss, anxiety disorder, myocardial infarction to include coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, and hypertensive heart disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107204
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