The Board denied service connection for ocular hypertension and dry eye syndrome, granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss. The claim for service connection for left achilles tendon was remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence linking ocular hypertension and dry eye syndrome to service, the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to in-service symptoms, and the denial of right ear hearing loss as there were no characteristic manifestations during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- ocular hypertension and dry eye syndrome (claimed as left eye, residuals of left eye injury), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, left achilles tendon
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089613
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