The Board denied service connection for high blood pressure, skin rash, sleep disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, degenerative joint disease of the knees and ankles, and a bilateral hip disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that any of these conditions were related to the veteran's service or any incident therein. The first manifestations of high blood pressure, skin rash, sleep apnea, and PTSD occurred many years after service, and there was no credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- high blood pressure (hypertension), skin rash, sleep disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), peripheral neuropathy, bilateral upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremities, degenerative joint disease, bilateral knees, degenerative joint disease, bilateral ankles, bilateral hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0811884
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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