Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including MDD and PTSD, as well as initial compensable ratings for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, a bilateral eye disorder, asthma, and a skin disorder were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claimed conditions were not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service, and the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD based on verified in-service stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), erectile dysfunction, bilateral eye disorder, asthma, skin disorder, to include eczema, acne, and pseudofolliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107860
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