The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been denied due to the lack of evidence showing current tinnitus.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been withdrawn and dismissed as per the Veteran's request.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive weight of evidence indicating that the Veteran had tinnitus at any point during his service or after, thus failing to meet the first requirement for a service connection claim (current disability).
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, obstructive sleep apnea, acquired psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder), dementia, heart condition (including sick sinus syndrome, atrial fibrillation, presence of a cardiac pacemaker, and atherosclerotic heart disease without angina pectoris), hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, hyperlipidemia, neck condition, back condition, bilateral foot condition (including plantar fasciitis), rhinitis, sinusitis, gastrointestinal disorder (including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)), left upper extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2026
- Citation
- A26017691
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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