The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of some issues related to his prostate condition and sleep apnea. The decision also includes a determination that he is eligible for special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on secondary service connection due to Agent Orange exposure or pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, coronary artery disease, hypertensive heart disease, chronic renal insufficiency (kidney disease), degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, left hip condition, right hip condition, left foot condition, onychomycosis of the right great toe, hemorrhoids, stomach condition, prostate condition (benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis), hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, acanthosis nigricans (associated with diabetes mellitus), erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2015
- Citation
- 1538650
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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