The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are denied, but some issues have been reopened due to new and material evidence. The decision is mixed as it grants some aspects of the claims while denying others.
The deciding factor: The claim for sleep apnea was not granted because there was no in-service event or disease noted, and no association with herbicide exposure. Other claims were denied based on lack of chronicity or clear intercurrent causes.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, sleep apnea, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, sinusitis, otitis media, skin condition (claimed as skin tags and nevus), herniated nucleus pulpous with muscle spasm, respiratory condition (asthma)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1028773
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a direct service connection opinion and an adequate secondary service connection aggravation opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, elbows condition, cervical condition, erectile dysfunction, kidney condition, sleep apnea, wrists condition, asthma, shoulders condition, ankles condition, eye condition (bilateral dry macular degeneration), peripheral vascular disease (heart condition), and rhinitis.
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