The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and chest pains, and denied increased ratings for various conditions including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cluster headaches with dizziness, scar, painful scar, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, eczematoid dermatitis, and GERD with irritable bowel syndrome. The Board granted a restoration of the 30 percent rating for GERD with IBS and granted TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of sleep apnea or chest pains as service-connected disabilities, nor was there sufficient evidence to warrant increased ratings for the other conditions. However, the Board found that a sustained improvement in the Veteran's ability to function due to his GERD with IBS had not been demonstrated and granted TDIU based on his unemployability.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, chest pains, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cluster headaches with dizziness, residual of traumatic brain injury, scar, laceration of face left side of nose, painful scar, laceration left side of nose, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, eczematoid dermatitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108542
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