Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea, but denied a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hypertension is related to herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam. The sleep apnea is aggravated by the symptoms of his service-connected tinnitus. A compensable rating for right ear hearing loss was not supported by the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, sleep apnea, right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008741
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