The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied as new and material evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,Service connection for sleep apnea was denied because there is no link between the condition and in-service events or conditions.,An increased rating of 50 percent, but no higher, for cyst disability from December 15, 2017 was granted. The Veteran's earlier effective date claim for TDIU prior to March 22, 2017 was denied.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for hypertension as it did not show the Veteran's condition was incurred during service or manifested within one year of separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, sleep apnea, cyst disability, headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128384
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- Denied
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