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 pulmonary disorder and insomnia remain denied.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not provide sufficient information to establish service connection for the claimed conditions.
- 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
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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