Partly granted
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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