The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for headaches, an undiagnosed illness manifested by heart palpitations, breathing difficulties and chest discomfort, fatigue and insomnia, and a gastrointestinal disability including diarrhea, parasites, and blood in the sputum. The evidence does not support finding that these conditions are related to active service.
The deciding factor: The symptoms of fatigue and insomnia have been attributed to the appellant's service-connected PTSD as well as his obstructive sleep apnea which is not causally related to his active service or any incident therein, nor is it causally related to or aggravated by any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, undiagnosed illness manifested by heart palpitations, undiagnosed illness manifested by breathing difficulties and chest discomfort, undiagnosed illness manifested by fatigue and insomnia, gastrointestinal disability, including an undiagnosed illness manifested by diarrhea, parasites, and blood in the sputum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1201303
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was reopened due to new and material evidence, and the Board found that his current headaches are related to service. Service connection is granted.
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