The Veteran's sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and restless leg syndrome are all found to be secondary to service-connected PTSD. The Veteran's palate salivary gland cancer is found to be due to exposure to herbicide agent (to include agent orange).,Service connection for the Veteran’s conditions has been granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and restless leg syndrome are secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The palate salivary gland cancer is found to be due to exposure to herbicide agent (to include agent orange).,Service connection has been granted for all issues based on secondary service connection or presumptive service connection due to exposure to herbicide agent (to include agent orange).
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"sleep apnea","secondary_to":["PTSD"]}, {"condition_name":"erectile dysfunction","secondary_to":["PTSD","TBI"]}, {"condition_name":"restless leg syndrome","secondary_to":["PTSD"]}, {"condition_name":"palate salivary gland cancer","secondary_to":["agent_orange_exposure"]}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19105235
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.
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