The Veteran's claim for hypertension, secondary to PTSD, depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus, or medications taken for those conditions, has been reopened and remanded.,The Veteran's claim for seizure disorder remains denied as new and material evidence was not received.,Left ear hearing loss is rated at 0 percent effective May 20, 2014. The issue of an earlier effective date is remanded.,Diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent and the Veteran's request for a higher rating remains denied.,PTSD, depressive disorder, sleep disorder, coronary artery disease, hypertension (secondary to PTSD, depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus, or medications taken for those conditions), acid reflux (secondary to PTSD, depressive disorder, or diabetes mellitus), and erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD, depressive disorder, or diabetes mellitus) are all remanded.,The Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for left ear hearing loss is also remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been received that relates to the unestablished fact of a current diagnosis of PTSD and its relationship to hypertension, which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,No new and material evidence was submitted for seizure disorder as no evidence was provided showing onset during service or within one year of separation from service.,The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is currently rated at 0 percent due to Level III impairment in both ears combined, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 6100.,Diabetes mellitus requires use of an oral hypoglycemic agent and a restricted diet but no insulin or regulation of activities. The Veteran's medical records do not support these additional requirements needed for a higher rating.,PTSD, depressive disorder, sleep disorder, coronary artery disease, hypertension (secondary to PTSD, depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus, or medications taken for those conditions), acid reflux (secondary to PTSD, depressive disorder, or diabetes mellitus), and erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD, depressive disorder, or diabetes mellitus) are all remanded as the Veteran's medical records do not support these additional requirements needed for a higher rating.,The issue of an earlier effective date for left ear hearing loss is also remanded as no new evidence has been provided showing onset during service or within one year of separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, seizure disorder, left ear hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive disorder, coronary artery disease, sleep disorder, acid reflux, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18146956
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