The Veteran's application to reopen his service connection claims for hypertension, PTSD, pulmonary disorder, and insomnia has been granted. The claims for hypertension and PTSD are reopened due to the submission of new evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims. However, the claims for PTSD and insomnia remain denied as no new and material evidence was received.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted with the reopening application includes STRs from the Veteran's last period of service which suggest an aggravation of hypertension during this time. For PTSD and insomnia, there is insufficient evidence to separate these symptoms from his service-connected anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pulmonary disorder, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19102442
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