Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus was related to in-service noise exposure, while the evidence did not support a compensable rating for his hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, acquired psychiatric condition, to include persistent depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and alcohol use disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087842
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