Partly granted
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of hearing loss and a compensable rating, but remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any claims or additional evidence was received prior to July 27, 2023 that would substantiate an earlier effective date. The Veteran's hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on the audiometric test results and speech discrimination scores.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, Obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090824
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