The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's hypertension has been granted, but the effective date remains November 14, 2013.
The deciding factor: The private DBQ opinion supported by published research indicated that the Veteran’s sleep apnea was caused and permanently aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. For hypertension, the Board found no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 110 or more or systolic pressure predominantly 200 or more to warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Sleep Apnea"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19116616
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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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