The Veteran's headaches were not characterized by prostrating attacks, and a compensable evaluation is denied.,Prior to January 20, 2015, the Veteran’s hypertension required medication for control; beginning from that date, it has been manifested by diastolic blood pressure of predominantly around 100 mm, and systolic pressure predominantly in the 170s and 180s. A compensable evaluation is granted.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction disability is manifested by loss of erectile power but not by penile deformity; a compensable evaluation is denied.,Service connection for fibromyalgia is remanded due to lack of current diagnosis despite service in Southwest Asia and widespread musculoskeletal pain.,Service connection for vertigo, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, is remanded due to conflicting opinions regarding the nature of the Veteran's symptoms and their relation to his service-connected conditions.,Service connection for a sleep disability, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, is remanded due to conflicting opinions regarding whether the Veteran has a current diagnosis of sleep apnea or chronic fatigue syndrome.,Service connection for angioneurotic edema of the right and left leg and edema of the right and left ankle is remanded due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to hypertension.,Service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder (GERD) is remanded due to lack of current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims are mixed as some issues have been granted while others remain pending or denied based on the specific criteria and evidence provided for each condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Headaches, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19114393
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,062 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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