The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been reopened, and a 30 percent rating is granted for bronchial asthma prior to April 16, 2009. The issues of PTSD, sleep apnea, effective date earlier than February 26, 2015, for the grant of Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA), and total rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to February 26, 2015 are remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension (secondary to a service-connected disability).
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18122371
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What this means for you
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