The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, denied an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea, and denied a compensable evaluation for a left knee scar. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cluster headaches, and increased ratings for the left knee, back, GERD, and TDIU were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran had a current psychiatric disorder or that his sleep apnea was productive of chronic respiratory failure with carbon dioxide retention or cor pulmonale. The scar on the left knee measured less than 929 square centimeters and did not result in any limitation of function.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Sleep apnea, Bilateral hearing loss (remanded), Cluster headaches (remanded), Left knee Osgood-Schlatter with ACL tear (remanded), Lumbosacral strain (low back disorder) (remanded), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) (remanded), Total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) (remanded)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108091
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