Partly granted
The Veteran's mental health disorder was granted a 30 percent rating effective October 19, 2022, while other claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 30 percent rating. The evidence did not support higher or lower ratings for rhinitis and tinnitus, nor was there sufficient evidence to grant service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disorder, anxiety, depression, insomnia, rhinitis, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090715
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