Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability and no nexus to service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder with sleep disturbances, including PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, and persistent depressive disorder, was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not have a hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulations and that there was no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors related to his claimed psychiatric disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Acquired psychiatric disorder with sleep disturbances, to include PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, and persistent depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25086892
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