Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a sleep disorder, type two diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, vertigo, hypertension, migraine headaches, arthritis of various joints, and kidney disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during active duty, while other conditions were not supported by sufficient evidence or were found to be unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, acquired psychiatric disability (depression), sleep disorder (insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)), type two diabetes mellitus (DMII), cardiovascular disease (angina), vertigo, hypertension, migraine headaches, arthritis of the neck, arthritis of the low back, arthritis of the right hip, arthritis of the left hip, arthritis of the right knee, arthritis of the left knee, arthritis of the right foot, arthritis of the left foot, kidney disease (diabetic nephropathy and chronic renal disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009012
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