The Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder is denied as there is no competent evidence linking the condition to his active service.,Service connection for hypertension is also denied because it did not manifest during or within one year after service and is unrelated to service. The Veteran was diagnosed with hypertension in November 2012, many years post-service.,The claim for kidney failure is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to the condition. Proteinuria alone does not constitute a compensable disability for VA purposes.,High cholesterol is not considered a disability for VA compensation purposes and thus service connection cannot be granted.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is reopened due to new evidence submitted since the last denial in February 1975, but remains denied as there is no evidence of such condition during or related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sleep disorder claim lacks competent evidence linking it to his active service.,Hypertension was not shown to have manifested during service and is unrelated to service. The diagnosis occurred many years after separation.,There is no evidence of kidney failure or related disability in the Veteran’s service records, and proteinuria alone does not constitute a compensable disability for VA purposes.,High cholesterol is not considered a disability for VA compensation purposes.,The reopened claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains denied as there is no evidence of such condition during or related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disorder, hypertension, kidney failure, high cholesterol, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18138793
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What you can do next
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