Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted after the prior denials was new and relevant, warranting readjudication of the claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD. The other issues were remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Tinnitus, Eye disorder, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110807
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