Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and obstructive sleep apnea, and remanded the claim for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding of service connection for tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II or obstructive sleep apnea, as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, type II, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108511
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