Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during service and continued since then, granting service connection. For sleep apnea, an opinion on secondary causation and aggravation is needed as the previous examiner only addressed direct causation.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088591
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