Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and scrotal pain is denied. Other issues are remanded.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in approximate balance on the issue of whether the Veteran's sleep apnea started in service, warranting service connection.

Claimed conditions

obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, scrotal pain, right shoulder acromioclavicular (AC) joint osteoarthritis with impingement syndrome, status post superior labral anterior posterior (SLAP) tear and repair, left shoulder sprain with impingement syndrome, thoracolumbar spine strain, claimed as back pain, dermatomycosis and tinea versicolor, hypothyroidism, hypertension, left eye pterygium with left eye amblyopia, deviated nasal septum with allergic rhinitis, also claimed as rhinoplasty, septum surgery, throat recommended

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 16, 2025

Citation

A25004399

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