The Board has granted secondary service connection for the Veteran's heart condition, hypertension, and sleep apnea as they are related to his service-connected PTSD. The claims of service connection for an enlarged prostate and gallstones have been withdrawn by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart condition, hypertension, and sleep apnea are found to be secondary to his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Condition (Ischemic Heart Disease), Enlarged Prostate, Gallstones
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1549097
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, PTSD, and enlarged prostate as of June 19, 2024. The effective date for these conditions is the day VA received notice of the intent to file the claim that led to the grant of service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural error in how the AOJ handled the Veteran's claims for service connection for an enlarged prostate disability and elevated PSA levels. The Veteran filed separate claims, but the AOJ treated them as one issue. The Board now needs to address both issues separately.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hematemesis, hyperekplexia (hyperlexia), bleeding esophagus, erectile dysfunction, gallstones, hepatomegaly and hepatic steatosis, pancreatitis, and sleep apnea due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The Veteran's mental health issues are related to service, but the claims for these conditions will be remanded for a new VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's upper gastrointestinal disorder, diagnosed as hypertensive gastropathy, is granted secondary to residuals of service-connected infectious hepatitis (B). The issues of gallstones and hepatitis C are remanded for further development.
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