The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a low back disorder and granted it. The Veteran's sleep apnea is not service connected, but secondary to his service-connected GAD. Meningitis and sarcoidosis are not found to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the prior denial raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for low back disorder. Sleep apnea was determined to be secondary to service-connected generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Meningitis and sarcoidosis were not shown to have been caused by service or within one year post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, sleep apnea, meningitis, sarcoidosis, traumatic brain injury with residuals, joint disorder of hands, knees, and feet
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2018
- Citation
- 1819530
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What this means for you
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