The Veteran's sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorder (to include GERD, acid reflux, ulcers, and benign neoplasms), and erectile dysfunction have not been found to be related to his military service.,Service connection for PTSD has been granted but the rating assigned is 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorder (to include GERD, acid reflux, ulcers, and benign neoplasms), or erectile dysfunction with his military service. The Board found that there is no evidence of these conditions during service and no link to PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Sleep Apnea, Gastrointestinal Disorder (to include GERD, acid reflux, ulcers, and benign neoplasms), Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100324
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Decisions by this judge: 2,329 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The claims for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, memory loss/memory problems, chronic fatigue, sleep difficulties/sleep disturbances, and sleep apnea have been denied. The claim for service connection for residuals of testicular denervation and varicosectomy has been granted.
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