The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was reopened due to new evidence. The claims for left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, fibromyalgia, eye disability (blurred vision), bilateral hearing loss disability, respiratory disability (COPD, lung condition with patch), sleep apnea, prostate disability, tension headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder were all denied.
The deciding factor: The new evidence did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's hypertension and service or any other unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, fibromyalgia, eye disability (blurred vision), bilateral hearing loss disability, respiratory disability (COPD, lung condition with patch), sleep apnea, prostate disability, tension headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, MDD, anxiety, bad dreams, night sweats), nasal deviation (fracture nose), hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19129881
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