Service connection granted for hypertension with an effective date of January 24, 2003.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was reopened on new evidence and service connection was established based on the effective date of his initial claim.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes, major depressive disorder with psychotic features, arthritis, dermatofibromas, seborrheic dermatitis, rhinitis with chronic rhinorrhea, undiagnosed illness-related blurry vision, undiagnosed illness-related fatigue, sleep disturbance, insomnia, nervousness, irritability, memory loss and depression, undiagnosed illness-related headaches with sinus congestion, undiagnosed illness-related muscle pain and cramps in calves, undiagnosed illness-related joint pain in elbows, knees, hands, knuckles and left fourth toe, undiagnosed illness-related weight loss, undiagnosed illness-related skin rashes and lumps, undiagnosed illness-related increased sweating, undiagnosed illness-related runny nose and chronic cough, hair loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0617738
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Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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