The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension, service connection for various conditions, and reopening of previously denied claims were all denied by the Board. The Veteran was not granted any new or material evidence to support his reopened claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension, there is no chronic spine disability associated with military service, conjunctivitis has not been shown as a current condition, diabetes mellitus was not diagnosed, stress and sleep apnea were not substantiated by medical records, and new evidence did not raise reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, spine disability, conjunctivitis, diabetes mellitus, stress, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1040122
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What this means for you
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