Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. However, the veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder (now characterized as PTSD) effective prior to May 24, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support a diagnosis of hearing loss but did support a 70% rating for the veteran's psychiatric symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002498
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