The Board has granted service connection for chronic sleep apnea, chronic irritable bowel syndrome, and chronic erectile dysfunction to include loss of use of a creative organ. The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent from September 29, 2003, to January 5, 2005, and the Board has not found that an evaluation in excess of 50 percent is warranted for his PTSD as of January 6, 2005.
The deciding factor: The veteran's chronic PTSD was shown to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected chronic PTSD, warranting secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sleep apnea, chronic irritable bowel syndrome, chronic erectile dysfunction to include loss of use of a creative organ
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0638407
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied in a February 2019 rating decision. The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not file a proper Notice of Disagreement using VA Form 21-0958, which is required under VA's legacy review system.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional error in failing to obtain a medical opinion that is sufficient to make an informed decision on the claim. The claim will be reconsidered with the provision of a medical opinion concerning the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea and whether it is related to toxic exposures in service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic sleep apnea is granted, while the claim for Bell's palsy is remanded due to inadequate examination.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for chronic irritable bowel syndrome and eczema as the Veteran withdrew her appeal prior to a decision being made.
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