The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection for various conditions, finding no evidence of a link between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence of the claimed conditions in service or until many years after service, and no competent evidence linking such disorders to service.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins of the right leg, polycythemia, depression with panic attacks, disorder manifested by night sweats, disorder manifested by fatigue, disorder manifested by shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0900545
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 141 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has expanded the scope of the claim for major depression to encompass any mental health disability raised by the record and has remanded six issues for additional development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression with panic attacks and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines (headaches) is granted. The claim for service connection for polycythemia and sleep apnea is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's varicose veins of the right leg were related to his military service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.
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