Denied
The Board denied service connection for depression, an anxiety disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a back disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as there is no evidence of current diagnoses or symptoms reasonably associated with these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not reflect current diagnoses of the claimed disorders, and the Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, anxiety disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087374
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