Partly grantedPACT Act
Service connection for tinnitus is granted. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supporting the claim for tinnitus was in approximate balance, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005433
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