The Veteran's claims of service connection for asthma, erectile dysfunction as secondary to a service-connected disability, tremors as secondary to a service-connected disability, muscle tension headaches as secondary to a service-connected disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder (schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type), and depression have been granted. The effective date is not specified.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that raised the possibility of substantiating these claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, sleep apnea, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, an acquired psychiatric disorder (schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type), depression
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18149453
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a direct service connection opinion and an adequate secondary service connection aggravation opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, elbows condition, cervical condition, erectile dysfunction, kidney condition, sleep apnea, wrists condition, asthma, shoulders condition, ankles condition, eye condition (bilateral dry macular degeneration), peripheral vascular disease (heart condition), and rhinitis.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed as the benefit sought has been granted, making the case moot.
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