The Board has granted the appeals for service connection for hypertension, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to service-connected sleep apnea. The appeal for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities and diabetic retinopathy was also granted as secondary to service-connected DM.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sleep apnea caused his hypertension, IHD, ED, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and diabetic retinopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, ischemic heart disease (IHD), diabetes mellitus (DM), type II, erectile dysfunction (ED), bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, diabetic retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19101101
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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