The service connection claims for a lumbar spine disability and sleep apnea are reopened. Service connection for CAD due to herbicide exposure is granted.,Service connection for hypertension secondary to diabetes, CAD, or both is remanded for further examination and opinion.,Increased ratings for left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy are remanded for a VA examination.,Service connection for a lumbar spine disability as secondary to service-connected left ankle disability is remanded for a nexus opinion.,The Veteran's hypertension claim remains pending due to insufficient evidence.,The Veteran's sleep apnea claim remains pending due to insufficient evidence.,The Veteran's back disability claim remains pending due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been received for the lumbar spine and sleep apnea claims, allowing them to be reopened. Service connection for CAD is granted based on herbicide exposure in service.,Service connection for hypertension secondary to diabetes, CAD, or both remains pending due to insufficient evidence.,Increased ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy are remanded as further examination and opinion are needed.,Service connection for a lumbar spine disability as secondary to left ankle disability is remanded as the relationship between these conditions needs clarification.,The Veteran's hypertension claim remains pending because there is insufficient evidence to determine if it was incurred in service or related to diabetes, CAD, or both.,The Veteran's sleep apnea claim remains pending due to insufficient evidence regarding its relation to diabetes and herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's back disability claim remains pending as the relationship between his left ankle disability and hypertension needs clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, sleep apnea, coronary artery disease/ischemic heart disease (CAD/IHD), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18145051
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