The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI due to IED blast exposure was denied as there is no current diagnosis of TBI.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD and/or back injury was denied as the evidence does not show a current disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for radiculopathy of left lower extremity secondary to back injury was denied due to lack of current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been received, but the claim is still denied as there is no direct link between the claimed conditions and service or a service-connected disability.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of TBI. The evidence submitted since the last denial did not provide any new information regarding this condition.,There is no current diagnosis of erectile dysfunction, thus the claim cannot be granted as there is no established disability to connect with service or a service-connected condition.,There is no current diagnosis of radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. The evidence does not show that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his back injury.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury (TBI), erectile dysfunction, radiculopathy of left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19136857
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disease manifesting within one year after service and concluding that the current disability is not related to his in-service deviated septum.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for sleep apnea. The Veteran will be provided with a VA examination to determine if his current sleep disorder is related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the issue of service connection for sleep apnea due to insufficient medical opinions and need for further development.
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